Basil monk (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: μ̅θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: μ̅θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with cross above. Linear border.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΑΣΙΛ,Α
ΜΑΡΤ
Λ,
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ ἁμαρτωλῷ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5098 |
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Diameter | 16.0 mm; field: 10.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ ἁμαρτωλῷ.
Theotokos, help your servant, the sinner Basil.