Christopher (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Saint Demetrios on horseback to right. Inscription : ΟΔΗ̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη[μήτρ(ιος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕΠ̣
ΑΘΛ.ΤΑ
ΣΟΝΔ.
.ΡΙΣΤ.
Φ̣ΟΡΟΝ
σκέπ(οις) ἀθλ[η]τά σὸν δοῦ[λ(ου) Χ]ριστ[ο]φόρον
Obverse
Saint Demetrios on horseback to right. Inscription : ΟΔΗ̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη[μήτρ(ιος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕΠ̣
ΑΘΛ.ΤΑ
ΣΟΝΔ.
.ΡΙΣΤ.
Φ̣ΟΡΟΝ
σκέπ(οις) ἀθλ[η]τά σὸν δοῦ[λ(ου) Χ]ριστ[ο]φόρον
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1175 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σκέποις, ἀθλητά, σὸν δοῦλου Χριστοφόρον.
Champion, may you help your servant Christopher.
Commentary
Metrical inscription of twelve syllables. Note the similar inscription published by Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1976.