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Thomas Xeros, hypatos, patrikios, antiprosopon of the oikonomos of the pious foundations (eleventh century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of eight lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


θκ̅ε,θ,
θ̣μυπ
..π̅ρ̅ι̅⸣ τν
..π̣ροσπ,
..το̣ι̣κον
..ευγ̣,
..κ̣τ̣η̣
ρ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θωμᾷ ὑπά[τῳ], π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ), τῷ ἀν[τι]προσωποῦ(ν)[τι] τῷ οἰκονώ[μ(ῳ) τ]ῶ(ν) εὐαγῶ(ν) [οἴ]κ(ων) τῷ Ξηρῷ

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of eight lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


θκ̅ε,θ,
θ̣μυπ
..π̅ρ̅ι̅⸣ τν
..π̣ροσπ,
..το̣ι̣κον
..ευγ̣,
..κ̣τ̣η̣
ρ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θωμᾷ ὑπά[τῳ], π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ), τῷ ἀν[τι]προσωποῦ(ν)[τι] τῷ οἰκονώ[μ(ῳ) τ]ῶ(ν) εὐαγῶ(ν) [οἴ]κ(ων) τῷ Ξηρῷ

Accession number BZS.1958.106.4902
Diameter 35.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm
Previous Editions

See PBW: Thomas 20115.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θωμᾷ ὑπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ, τῷ ἀντιπροσωποῦντι τῷ οἰκωνόμῳ τῶν εὐαγῶν οἴκων τῷ Χηρῷ.

Mother of God, help Thomas Xeros, hypatos, patrikios, representative of the oikonomos of the pious foundations.