The Virgin (named) Daphnin (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Μ̅Θ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. On either side the inscription. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Μ̅Θ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. On either side the inscription. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΗΘΚΟΣ
ΤΟΔΑ
ΦΝΙΝ
Ἡ Θεοτόκος τὸ Δαφνίν
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5216 |
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Diameter | 16.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 11.1b. |
Translation
Ἡ Θεοτόκος τὸ Δαφνίν.
The Theotokos (named) Daphnin.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, Les églises et les monastères des grands centres byzantins (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the commentary to the entry for BZS 1955.1.5056, a parallel specimen from the same boulloterion.