George . . . and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Constantinople (690/91)
Obverse
An emperor (Justinian II) standing, wearing a chlamys and crown, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and placing his left hand before his chest. At left and right: : Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) δ'. Circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. No visible border.
ΓΡΓΙΟΥ
Γεωργίου [. . .]
Obverse
An emperor (Justinian II) standing, wearing a chlamys and crown, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and placing his left hand before his chest. At left and right: : Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) δ'. Circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. No visible border.
ΓΡΓΙΟΥ
Γεωργίου [. . .]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ϗΓΝΙΚ
ΟΥΚΟΜΜ
ΚΗΡΙΟΥΠ.
ΘΗΚΗΣΚΝΣ
ΤΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟ
ΛΟΣ
(καὶ) γενικοῦ κομμε[ρ]κηαρίου ἀπ[ο]θήκης Κωνσταντινουπόλεος
Accession number | BZS 1951.31.5.1768 |
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Diameter | 38.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 23.5; Zacos–Veglery, no. 169. |
Translation
Γεωργίου . . . καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκηαρίου ἀποθήκης Κωνσταντινουπόλεος.
(Seal of) George . . . and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Constantinople.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos and Veglery believed that after the name on the obverse they could see a sigma and suggested the reading σ[κρίβωνος]. They identify the emperor as Justinian II.