Peter hypatos and epi ton barbaron (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of a holy figure, perhaps the Mother of God (details indistinct), between two crosses. Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
πετρ̣.π̣..̣......ρρον
Πέτρῳ [ὑ]π[άτ]ῳ [(καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(ῶν) β]αρβάρον
Obverse
Bust of a holy figure, perhaps the Mother of God (details indistinct), between two crosses. Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
πετρ̣.π̣..̣......ρρον
Πέτρῳ [ὑ]π[άτ]ῳ [(καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(ῶν) β]αρβάρον
Reverse
Bust of a saint (details indistinct) between two crosses. Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
πετρ̣............ρρ
Πέτρ[ῳ ὑπάτῳ (καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(ῶν) β]αρβάρ(ον)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2593 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Condition | Corroded along the circumference. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρον. Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρον.
Peter, hypatos and epi ton barbaron.