Manuel Xeros (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Two military saints, Theodore and Demetrios, standing; each holds a spear in his right hand with his left hand resting on a shield which sits on the ground. At top: : ὁ ἅ(γιος). At left: Ο̣ : [Θε]ό[δ]ω[ρος]. At right: ΔΗΜΗΤ̣ : Δημήτ(ριος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Linear border.
ΗΡΟΝ̣
Μ̣Α̣ΝΟΥΗΛ̣
Μ̣ΑΡΤΥΡΝ̣
ΔΥΑΣΣΚ.
.ΟΙΣ
Ξηρὸν Μανουήλ, μαρτύρων δυάς, σκέποις
Obverse
Two military saints, Theodore and Demetrios, standing; each holds a spear in his right hand with his left hand resting on a shield which sits on the ground. At top: : ὁ ἅ(γιος). At left: Ο̣ : [Θε]ό[δ]ω[ρος]. At right: ΔΗΜΗΤ̣ : Δημήτ(ριος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Linear border.
ΗΡΟΝ̣
Μ̣Α̣ΝΟΥΗΛ̣
Μ̣ΑΡΤΥΡΝ̣
ΔΥΑΣΣΚ.
.ΟΙΣ
Ξηρὸν Μανουήλ, μαρτύρων δυάς, σκέποις
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3941 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 49.0 mm; field: 37.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Bulles métriques, no. 261; Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1545 (citing the wrong catalogue number). |
Translation
Ξηρὸν Μανουήλ μαρτύρων δυάς σκέποις.
May you, two martyrs, protect Manuel Xeros.