Anna strategissa (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a military saint (likely St Niketas on the basis of the sigla visible). Traces of an inscription on either side: .|ν̣|ι̣.|..|α : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κήτ]α(ς). Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of a military saint (likely St Niketas on the basis of the sigla visible). Traces of an inscription on either side: .|ν̣|ι̣.|..|α : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κήτ]α(ς). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε̣..
ννσ
τρτη
Γ̣η̣σ̣̣
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οή)θ(ει)] Ἄννᾳ στρατήγησᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4321 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἄννᾳ στρατήγησᾳ.
Mother of God, help Anna, strategissa.