Symeon Sarantinos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing; details indistinct. Sigla preserved at right: ..θυ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
θκ̅εοηθˊ
τσδολ
συμεντ
σρντινο
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δόλου Συμεὼν τῷ Σαραντινο
Obverse
The Mother of God standing; details indistinct. Sigla preserved at right: ..θυ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
θκ̅εοηθˊ
τσδολ
συμεντ
σρντινο
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δόλου Συμεὼν τῷ Σαραντινο
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4032 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δόλου Συμεὼν τῷ Σαραντινο.
Mother of God, help your servant Symeon Sarantinos.
Commentary
Note the unusual ligature of ΑΝ in the last line of the reverse. We also keep the mistakenly rendered δόλου which the engraver meant to give as δούλο.