Anastasia (?) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
Η̣Θε.
ΗΣΙ̣
.Ν
[Θ(εοτό)κε βο]ήθε[ι τ]ῇ σι δού[λῃ] Ἀνα[στασίᾳ]
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
..
τηυ
̣Κην
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Obverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
Η̣Θε.
ΗΣΙ̣
.Ν
[Θ(εοτό)κε βο]ήθε[ι τ]ῇ σι δού[λῃ] Ἀνα[στασίᾳ]
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
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τηυ
̣Κην
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| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3570 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σι δούλῃ Ἀναστασίᾳ ...
Mother of God, help your servant Anastasia ...
Commentary
The poor condition of this partially preserved inscription makes it difficult to reconstruct the owner's name. From the letters visible in the last legible line of the obverse, we suggest the name Anastasia but this reading is very uncertain. We can offer no reading of the reverse.