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
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 |
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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.