Eustratios chartoularios (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Eagle with uplifted wings and head turned to right. In field above head of eagle, cruciform invocative monogram. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Obverse
Eagle with uplifted wings and head turned to right. In field above head of eagle, cruciform invocative monogram. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
α - ε - ι - ο - ρ - τ - σ - υ - χ
Εὐστρατίου χαρτουλαρίου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3010 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει. Εὐστρατίου χαρτουλαρίου.
Theotokos, lend Thy aid. (Seal of) Eustratios chartoularios.
Commentary
This seems the most likely reading of the reverse if it is a complex monogram, as we take it to be.