Arabic seal (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios; details obscure. Inscription visible at right: μ|η|τρ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη]μήτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios; details obscure. Inscription visible at right: μ|η|τρ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη]μήτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Badly effaced Arabic inscription in three lines. Incuse border.
. . . دو . . .
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4573 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Uncertain.
Commentary
The inscription is much too effaced to be legible; however, it is almost certainly Arabic, as can be seen in the two letters still visible in the top line.