John episkeptites (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist. Inscription on either side: |ι̅|ο|ρ|ο,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist. Inscription on either side: |ι̅|ο|ρ|ο,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
ι̅επη
σκεπτι
τ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἰω(άννῃ) ἐπησκεπτίτ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.205 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ ἐπησκεπτίτῃ.
Lord, help John, episkeptites.