Clement monk (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios with spear and shield. Inscription: |Δ|ΗΜ|Η|ΤΡ,: ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Linear border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios with spear and shield. Inscription: |Δ|ΗΜ|Η|ΤΡ,: ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. No visible border.
ΜΑΡΤΗ
ΦΥΛΑΤΤΕ
ΚΛΗΜΗΝ
ΜΟΝΑΧ,
Μάρτης φύλαττε Κλήμην μοναχόν
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5060 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/3, no 1970. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1400. |
Translation
Μάρτης φύλαττε Κλήμην μοναχόν.
Martyr, protect the monk Clement.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
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