(John ?) monk (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Remains of inscription: ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with with decoration above. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ
ΟΗΘ..
ΜΟΝΑΧ
.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ(?) μοναχῷ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4861 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ (?) μοναχῷ.
Theotokos, help the monk John.
Commentary
The reverse is only lightly imprinted because it is overstruck and hence quite difficult to read; the right side of the inscription is almost entirely effaced. The name "John" is restored here tentatively, as a two-letter name (ΙΩ) which could fill the small gap in which a name must be present.