Athanasios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Remains of sigla at left: ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΘ
Τ̣ΣΔ,
ΑΘΑΝΑ
ΣΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Ἀθανασὶῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Remains of sigla at left: ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΘ
Τ̣ΣΔ,
ΑΘΑΝΑ
ΣΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Ἀθανασὶῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2525 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀθανασίῳ.
Theotokos, help your servant Athanasios.