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Anna patrikia (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Anna; details obscure. Inscription: .|Α|Γ,Α|:  ἁγία Ἄννα. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

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ΘΚΕ,
Θ,Τ.ΣΙΔ,
ΑΑΠΑ
ΤΡΙΚ,

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τ σὶ δούλῃ Ἄννᾳ πατρικίᾳ

Obverse

Bust of St. Anna; details obscure. Inscription: .|Α|Γ,Α|:  ἁγία Ἄννα. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

· 
ΘΚΕ,
Θ,Τ.ΣΙΔ,
ΑΑΠΑ
ΤΡΙΚ,

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τ σὶ δούλῃ Ἄννᾳ πατρικίᾳ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4529
Diameter 20.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σὶ δούλῃ Ἄννᾳ πατρικίᾳ.

Theotokos, help your servant Anna patrikia.