Michael Agrimes, kouropalates (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
St Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the globus cruciger in his left hand and the labarum in his right. Sigla on either side: Μ|ΙΧ|Α : Μιχα(ήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
St Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the globus cruciger in his left hand and the labarum in his right. Sigla on either side: Μ|ΙΧ|Α : Μιχα(ήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ̣,
ΜΙΧΗΛ̣
ΚΟΡΟΠΑΛ
ΤΗΤΓ
ΡΙ̣Μ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχαὴλ κοροπαλάτῃ τῷ Ἀγρίμ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.755 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ κοροπαλάτῃ τῷ Ἀγρίμῃ.
Lord, help Michael Agrimes, kouropalates.