Epiphanios Rhadenos (twelfth century)
Obverse
Half-length of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
θκ̅Εοηθι
τσλ
επιφνι
τρ.ε
.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφανίῳ τῷ Ῥα[δ]ε[ν]ῷ
Obverse
Half-length of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
θκ̅Εοηθι
τσλ
επιφνι
τρ.ε
.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφανίῳ τῷ Ῥα[δ]ε[ν]ῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2258 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφανίῳ τῷ Ῥαδενῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Epiphanios Rhadenos.
Commentary
The reading of the owner's family name is not entirely certain.