Anna Dalassene, nun, mother of the emperor (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription in four lines. Linear border.
ΚΕο
ηθιαν
τηδα
λασσι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι Ἄννῃ (μον)αχ(ῇ) τῇ Δαλασσινῇ
Obverse
Inscription in four lines. Linear border.
ΚΕο
ηθιαν
τηδα
λασσι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι Ἄννῃ (μον)αχ(ῇ) τῇ Δαλασσινῇ
Reverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
τηι
τασι
λεσ
τῇ μ(ητ)ρὶ τοῦ βασιλέως
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5632 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι Ἄννῃ μοναχῇ τῇ Δαλασσινῇ τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ βασιλέως.
Lord, help Anna Dalassene, nun, the mother of the emperor.
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Commentary
This is the well-known and influential mother of the emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118). On her role in dynastic politics during this emperor's time, see Eric McGeer, John Nesbitt, Byzantium in the Time of Troubles: The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057-1079), 14-17 (with illustrations of other seals issued by Anna Dalassene).