Anastasios Kritinos (?) (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil. Sigla: ΣΙΛ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΑΝΑΣΤΑ
ΣΙΤΚ
ΡΙΤιν
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ τῷ Κριτινῷ
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil. Sigla: ΣΙΛ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΑΝΑΣΤΑ
ΣΙΤΚ
ΡΙΤιν
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ τῷ Κριτινῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1864 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ τῷ Κριτινῷ.
Lord, help Anastasios Kritinos.
Commentary
The reading of the name on this seal is provisional and cannot be resolved with certainty until a better preserved parallel becomes known.