Liberos sebastos (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
The prophet Daniel standing in the lions' den with his hands raised in prayer. On either side an inscription: ο||οφι|τη|σ |α|νι|ηλ : ὁ προφίτης Δανιήλ. Linear border.
Obverse
The prophet Daniel standing in the lions' den with his hands raised in prayer. On either side an inscription: ο||οφι|τη|σ |α|νι|ηλ : ὁ προφίτης Δανιήλ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Linear border.
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κριτὴς Δανιὴλ καὶ γραφῶν νῦν προστάτης τελεῖ σεβαστοῦ Λιβεροῦ πράξεις κρίνων
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2 |
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Diameter | 37.0 mm; field: 34.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
κριτὴς Δανιὴλ καὶ γραφῶν νῦν προστάτης τελεῖ σεβαστοῦ Λιβεροῦ πράξεις κρίνων.
The judge Daniel who judges the acts of Liberos serves now as guardian of his letters.