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Stylianos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St Theodore holding a spear and shield. Epigraphy on either side: |Θ|ΕΟ|Δ|Ρ: ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΣΤΗΛΗ
ΑΝ

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στηληάνῳ

Obverse

Bust of St Theodore holding a spear and shield. Epigraphy on either side: |Θ|ΕΟ|Δ|Ρ: ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΣΤΗΛΗ
ΑΝ

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στηληάνῳ

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2384
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει Στηληάνῳ.

Lord, help Stylianos.