Demetrios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: ||ΗΜΙ|ΤΡ,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημίτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: ||ΗΜΙ|ΤΡ,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημίτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ΟΜΝΥ
ΜΝΤΤ
ΧΑΡΙΝΜΑΡ
ΤΥΣΙˊ
ὁμωνυμοῦντ(ι) τὴν χάριν, μάρτυς, δίδ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3695 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1681. |
Translation
ὁμωνυμοῦντι τὴν χάριν, μάρτυς, δίδου.
Martyr, bestow your grace upon your namesake.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary