Philaretos hypatos (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram, reading Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ; in the quarters, an inscription: ΒΟΗ|ΘΕΙ: βοήθει. Wreath border.
Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ βοήθει
Obverse
Cruciform monogram, reading Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ; in the quarters, an inscription: ΒΟΗ|ΘΕΙ: βοήθει. Wreath border.
Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ βοήθει
Reverse
Cruciform monogram, reading Φιλαρέτῳ; in the quarters, an inscription: ΥΠΑ|ΤΩ: ὑπάτῳ. Wreath border.
Φιλαρέτῳ ὑπάτῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1458 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ βοήθει Φιλαρέτῳ ὑπάτῳ.
Lord Jesus Christ, help Philaretos, hypatos.