Anastasios (?) ... (ninth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεβοηθιτσλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. The letters are largely illegible. Border of dots.
̣Ν̣̣Σ̣
Ἀνασ[τασίῳ] ...
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεβοηθιτσλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. The letters are largely illegible. Border of dots.
̣Ν̣̣Σ̣
Ἀνασ[τασίῳ] ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3571 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Condition | Effaced on the reverse. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀναστασίῳ ...
Lord, help your servant Anastasios ...
Commentary
The reverse inscription is so badly effaced that we cannot offer even a provisional reading. We propose the owner's name as Anastasios on the basis of the letters faintly preserved in the first line.