Demetrios skeuophylax (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding α spear and shield. Inscription: Δ|Η|Μ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ήτριος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΔΗΤΡΙ
.ΣΚΕΟ
ΦΥΛΑΚ
Η
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Δημητρί(ῳ) σκεβοφύλακῃ
Obverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding α spear and shield. Inscription: Δ|Η|Μ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ήτριος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΔΗΤΡΙ
.ΣΚΕΟ
ΦΥΛΑΚ
Η
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Δημητρί(ῳ) σκεβοφύλακῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.202 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ σκεβοφύλακῃ.
Lord, help Demetrios skeuophylax.