Theodore anthypatos (?) (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
θκε̣........ρ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β[οήθ(ει) Θεοδώ]ρῳ
Reverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding a shield; details indistinct. Inscription preserved at right: μι|τρ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη]μίτρ(ιος). Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription:
π̣τ
[ἀνθυ]πάτ(ῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
θκε̣........ρ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β[οήθ(ει) Θεοδώ]ρῳ
Reverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding a shield; details indistinct. Inscription preserved at right: μι|τρ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη]μίτρ(ιος). Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription:
π̣τ
[ἀνθυ]πάτ(ῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3456 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ.
Mother of God, help Theodore, anthypatos.
Commentary
We give the owner's title as anthypatos on the basis of the letters visible, but dishypatos is also possible.