Maria sebaste, sister of the emperor (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right: θυ̅ : [Μή(τη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross; bottom line missing. Border of dots.
θκ̣Ε̣.
.ρι.
.στητ,υτ̣
Δ̣Ελφητ
σιλεσ
μ̣Οντ..
....
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οήθει) Μ]αρί[ᾳ σεβ]αστῇ τ(ῇ) αὐτ[α]δέλφῃ τοῦ β[α]σιλέως [ἡ]μον τ[οῦ ἁγίου]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right: θυ̅ : [Μή(τη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross; bottom line missing. Border of dots.
θκ̣Ε̣.
.ρι.
.στητ,υτ̣
Δ̣Ελφητ
σιλεσ
μ̣Οντ..
....
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οήθει) Μ]αρί[ᾳ σεβ]αστῇ τ(ῇ) αὐτ[α]δέλφῃ τοῦ β[α]σιλέως [ἡ]μον τ[οῦ ἁγίου]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2562 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μαρίᾳ σεβαστῇ τῇ αὐταδέλφῃ τοῦ βασιλέως ἡμον τοῦ ἁγίου.
Mother of God, help Maria, sebaste, the sister of our holy emperor.