Anonymous (thirteenth/fourteenth century)
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne, holding the Child on lap. Sigla on either side : ̣̅ΘΥ̣̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΤΟΧΡΙ
ΤΩΟ̣ΣΚΩΣ̣
ΗΣΘ̅Υ̅ΜΡ̣Κ̣Ε̣
ΜΕΝ̣ΗΣΩ̣
Σ̣ΚΕΠΟΙ
τον xαρίτων οσκωστζησ Θ(εο)ῦ μ(ήτη)ρ κε[χ(α)ρ(ι)]τωμένη σώ[ζ(οις) τε (καὶ)] σκέποι[ς]
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne, holding the Child on lap. Sigla on either side : ̣̅ΘΥ̣̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΤΟΧΡΙ
ΤΩΟ̣ΣΚΩΣ̣
ΗΣΘ̅Υ̅ΜΡ̣Κ̣Ε̣
ΜΕΝ̣ΗΣΩ̣
Σ̣ΚΕΠΟΙ
τον xαρίτων οσκωστζησ Θ(εο)ῦ μ(ήτη)ρ κε[χ(α)ρ(ι)]τωμένη σώ[ζ(οις) τε (καὶ)] σκέποι[ς]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3663 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
τὸν xαρίτων οσκωστζησ (?) Θεοῦ μήτηρ κεχαριτωμένη σώζοις τε καὶ σκέποις
Commentary
The reading of the reverse inscription is unclear owing to corrosion.