Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
με̅ρθυ̅
σραγισ
τεσκε
πησυ
μοι
Μ(ῆτ)ερ Θ(εο)ῦ, σφραγὶς τε (καὶ) σκέπη σύ μοι
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.645 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1431. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Μῆτερ Θεοῦ, σφραγὶς τε καὶ σκέπη σύ μοι.
Mother of God, be Thou my seal and my protection.