Accession number | BZS.1947.2.976 |
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Diameter | 12 mm |
Condition | No channel, poorly struck. |
Obverse
Virgin at 3/4, moving toward the left, with her arms raised (orans). Sigla visible to the right: ΘΥ: Μἠτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
.θκε
ηθ..
παυλ
οστι
αρ,
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Παύλῳ (?) ὀστιαρίῳ
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Παύλῳ (?) ὀστιαρίῳ.
Theotokos, help Paul (?) ostiarios.
Commentary
The name of the seal-owner is very difficult to decipher, and its reading is uncertain.