Constantine priest (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Double (?) cross on three steps with visible in the lower left quarter: ΝΙ: Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς νικᾷ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Double (?) cross on three steps with visible in the lower left quarter: ΝΙ: Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς νικᾷ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
ΣΤΡ̄Ε
.ΚΕΠΕΦΡ
.ΙΦΥΛΑΤΕ
ΤΟΣΟΛ,
ΙΝ̄ ΙΕ
ΡΗ
Σταυρὲ σκέπε, φρούρει, φύλαττε τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ ἱερεῖ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1398 |
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Diameter | 15.0 mm |
Translation
Σταυρὲ σκέπε, φρούρει, φύλαττε τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ ἱερεῖ.
Cross, protect, watch, guard, your servant Constantine the priest.
Commentary
The invocation to the cross is drawn out but does not seem to be metrical.