Isaakios (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Half preserved image of St. George, nimbate, with his left hand holding a shield balanced on the ground. Inscription visible in a column to the right: Γ|Ε|ΩΡ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
σον
ισαακι.
νστεφα..
φορεσκ.
ποισ
Σὸν Ἰσαάκιον στεφανοφόρε σκέποις
Obverse
Half preserved image of St. George, nimbate, with his left hand holding a shield balanced on the ground. Inscription visible in a column to the right: Γ|Ε|ΩΡ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
σον
ισαακι.
νστεφα..
φορεσκ.
ποισ
Σὸν Ἰσαάκιον στεφανοφόρε σκέποις
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1283 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Translation
Σὸν Ἰσαάκιον στεφανοφόρε σκέποις.
May you, crowned in triumph, protect your (servant) Isaakios.
Commentary
In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw catalogue, Laurent calls the thirteen-syllable metrical inscription on the reverse hypermetric. On the other hand, the extra syllable could be eliminated by synizesis in the two Α's of Ἰσαακίου.