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N. magistros (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

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

γρ̣.
φασσ̣..
.̣̣

γρ[α]φὰς σ[φραγί]ζω

Reverse

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

..
.μαγι
τ̣ρ̣

... μαγί[σ]τρῳ

Obverse

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

γρ̣.
φασσ̣..
.̣̣

γρ[α]φὰς σ[φραγί]ζω

Reverse

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

..
.μαγι
τ̣ρ̣

... μαγί[σ]τρῳ

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.3036
Diameter 16.0 mm
Condition Blank too small for die.
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

γραφὰς σφραγίζω ... μαγίστρῳ.

I seal the letters ... magistros.

Commentary

The inscription follows a standard metrical pattern, but the owner's name cannot be reconstituted.