Anastasios asekretis (seventh century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Cruciform Monogram, reading Ἀναστασίῳ. In the angles, inscription: ΑΣΗΚΡ|ΗΤΗΣ: ἀσηκρήτης. Wreath border.
Αναστασίῳ ἀσηκρήτης
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1756 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 23. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Αναστασίῳ ἀσηκρήτης.
Theotokos help Anastasios asekretis.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reverse monogram is missing the letter(s) on its upper arm; by restoring a Τ, we can read the common name Anastasios in the dative. A much less likely resolution is the name Ioannikos in the nominative, with a restored ligature.