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N. (twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:

α̣σ̣υ̣λ̣̣

Reverse

St Nicholas; details indistinct. Inscription on either side: |νι|κ,λ|αο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαος. Within concentric borders of dots, illegible traces of a circular inscription.

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:

α̣σ̣υ̣λ̣̣

Reverse

St Nicholas; details indistinct. Inscription on either side: |νι|κ,λ|αο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαος. Within concentric borders of dots, illegible traces of a circular inscription.

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.3399
Diameter 22.0 mm
Condition Corroded.
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.