Peter, Eustathios, Athanasia, Despoina (?) (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of Christ with a nimbus cruciger. Inscription preserved at right: ΧΣ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
κυριε
Κύριε [βοήθει ...]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πετρου̣..
τθιουν.
̣σισδεσπ̣
....
Πέτρου, [Εὐσ]ταθίου, Ἀνα[στ]ασίας, Δεσπ[οίνης]
Obverse
Bust of Christ with a nimbus cruciger. Inscription preserved at right: ΧΣ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
κυριε
Κύριε [βοήθει ...]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πετρου̣..
τθιουν.
̣σισδεσπ̣
....
Πέτρου, [Εὐσ]ταθίου, Ἀνα[στ]ασίας, Δεσπ[οίνης]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3136 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει ... Πέτρου, Εὐσταθίου, Ἀναστασίας, Δεσποίνης.
Lord, help ... . (Seal of) Peter, Eustathios, Anastasia, Despoina.