John (thirteenth/fourteenth century)
Obverse
St Theodore standing with spear in right hand and shield. Inscription : Ο|Θ|Ε|Δ̣.. : ὁ ἄ(γιος) Θεόδ[ωρ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines.
Ι̅ΣΚΕ
Π̣ΟΙΣΜ̣Ε
ΑΘΗΤ
ΡΤΥ̣
Ἰω(άννην) σκέποις με ἀθλητ[ᾶ] μάρτυ[ς]
Obverse
St Theodore standing with spear in right hand and shield. Inscription : Ο|Θ|Ε|Δ̣.. : ὁ ἄ(γιος) Θεόδ[ωρ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines.
Ι̅ΣΚΕ
Π̣ΟΙΣΜ̣Ε
ΑΘΗΤ
ΡΤΥ̣
Ἰω(άννην) σκέποις με ἀθλητ[ᾶ] μάρτυ[ς]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.714 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἰωάννην σκέποις με ἀθλητᾶ μάρτυς.
Martyr and champion, may you protect John.
Commentary
A metrical inscription of twelve syllables that should be added to the corpus assembled by Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, vol. I.