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Eleutherios Mu'min ibn Ali (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Greek inscription in four lines with a cross at beginning of first line. Incuse border.

κε
οηθ,
ελευ
θερι

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) Ἐλευθερίῳ

Reverse

Arabic inscription in two lines. Incuse border.

مؤمن بن علي

Obverse

Greek inscription in four lines with a cross at beginning of first line. Incuse border.

κε
οηθ,
ελευ
θερι

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) Ἐλευθερίῳ

Reverse

Arabic inscription in two lines. Incuse border.

مؤمن بن علي

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.3751
Diameter 17.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) Ἐλευθερίῳ.  مؤمن بن علي

Lord, help Eleutherios, Mu'min ibn Ali.

Commentary

Both sides contain names; it is unclear whether the two transcribed here represent the same person who went by a Greek and Arabic name.