Anastasios Paches (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
The Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Faint traces of epigraphy on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Faint traces of epigraphy on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε
οηθει
νστ
σιτπ
χη
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ τῷ Παχῇ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.265 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ τῷ Παχῇ.
Mother of God, help Anastasios Paches.