N. (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Bust of Christ, with a short beard, facing, and with a nimbus cruciger. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Indeterminate border.
ΒΔΗΘΟΡΣΤΧΩ
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of Christ, with a short beard, facing, and with a nimbus cruciger. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Indeterminate border.
ΒΔΗΘΟΡΣΤΧΩ
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2994 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Translation
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.
Christ, help thy servant.
Commentary
The reading is a little forced, since we must take the intersection of the two bars as T and the lower loop of the B as P. No other resolution comes to mind. The inscription remains anonymous since the Ε necessary for Theodore or Theodosios (as read by previous editors) does not appear.