Epiphanios Kostomyres, magistros (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: Μ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅ΕΡΘ,
.π̣.ΦΑΝΙ
ΜΑΓΙΣΤΡ,
ΤΚΟΣΤ,
ΜΙΡΗ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἐ]π[ι]φανί(ῳ) μαγίστρ(ῳ) τῷ Κοστ(ο)μίρῃ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: Μ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅ΕΡΘ,
.π̣.ΦΑΝΙ
ΜΑΓΙΣΤΡ,
ΤΚΟΣΤ,
ΜΙΡΗ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἐ]π[ι]φανί(ῳ) μαγίστρ(ῳ) τῷ Κοστ(ο)μίρῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.82 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἐπιφανίῳ μαγίστρῳ τῷ Κοστομίρῃ.
Mother of God, help Theophanes Kostomires, magistros.
Commentary
See PBW: Epiphanios 20121.