George (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleimon. On either side, epigraphy: |π|αν|τ|ε|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Παντελ(εήμων). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleimon. On either side, epigraphy: |π|αν|τ|ε|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Παντελ(εήμων). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
σκεπ,
αθλητα
γεργι,
οικετ,
σκέπ(οις), ἀθλητά, Γεώργι(ον) οἰκέτ(ην)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.426 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1966. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σκέποις, ἀθλητά, Γεώργιον οἰκέτην.
Champion, may you protect your servant George.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)