Soterichos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ειησ
οηθ..
χε̅σσ̣̣
τηριχ̣̣
εἴης βοηθ[ός], Χ(ριστ)έ, σῷ Σωτηρίχῷ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2065 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 693. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
εἴης βοηθός, Χριστέ, σῷ Σωτηρίχῷ.
May you be the aid, O Christ, to your servant Soterichos.