Daniel (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. John the Baptist (left) and St. Elias holding scrolls. Inscriptions: Α|Γ|Ι|Ο,Ι|ΠΡ: ὁ ἅγιος ὁ Πρόδρομος. At right, St. Elias: ὁ ἅγιος Ἰλίας. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. John the Baptist (left) and St. Elias holding scrolls. Inscriptions: Α|Γ|Ι|Ο,Ι|ΠΡ: ὁ ἅγιος ὁ Πρόδρομος. At right, St. Elias: ὁ ἅγιος Ἰλίας. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines, cross above. Border of dots.
ΑΓΓΙΟΙ
ΟΗΗΘΕΙ
ΔΑΝΝΗΛ
ΔΛΧΥ̅
Ἅγγιοι βοήηθει Δανιὴλ δούλῳ Χριστοῦ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4104 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Translation
Ἅγιοι βοήθει Δανιὴλ δούλου Χριστοῦ.
Saints, help Daniel servant of Christ.
Commentary
The engraver of the die appears to have had a bad day, since he carved two superfluous letters and rendered βοήθει in the singular when the plural form was necessary in an invocation to two saints.