Maria (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, orans. Sigla remaining at right: ΘΥ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. No visible border.
σ . . .
.αριαν
λατρην
ωμη
ηερ
Σκέπε (?) Μαρίαν λάτρην ὦ μῆτερ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4566 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Translation
Σκέπε Μαρίαν λάτρην ὦ μῆτερ.
Protect (your) servant Maria, O Mother (of God).
Commentary
The restoration of the inscription is uncertain, especially as this seems to be a metrical poem, perhaps Σκέπε τὴν σὴν Μαρίαν λάτρην ὦ Μήτερ.