Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla at left: μ̅|θυ̅ : Μ(ητήρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
Ο..
ΟΣΕΙΜ̣Ι̣
Ι̣ΣΦΡ̣Αγ
ΤΝ̣ΓΡ̣Α
ΜΑΤ̣
ὁδ[ηγ]ός εἰμὶ ἱ σφραγ(ὶς) τῶν γραμάτων
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla at left: μ̅|θυ̅ : Μ(ητήρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
Ο..
ΟΣΕΙΜ̣Ι̣
Ι̣ΣΦΡ̣Αγ
ΤΝ̣ΓΡ̣Α
ΜΑΤ̣
ὁδ[ηγ]ός εἰμὶ ἱ σφραγ(ὶς) τῶν γραμάτων
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1182 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ὁδηγός εἰμὶ ἱ σφραγ(ὶς) τῶν γραμάτων.
I am the guide, the letter's seal.
Commentary
The inscription forms a twelve-syllable verse.