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Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length portrait of St John the Baptist; details indistinct. Inscription in two columns: .|.|Ο||ΡΟ|Μ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

St Demetrios standing, holding a lance in his right hand and resting a shield on the ground with his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Η|,.|ρ|..|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ή)[τ]ρ[ιος]. Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length portrait of St John the Baptist; details indistinct. Inscription in two columns: .|.|Ο||ΡΟ|Μ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

St Demetrios standing, holding a lance in his right hand and resting a shield on the ground with his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Η|,.|ρ|..|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ή)[τ]ρ[ιος]. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1821
Diameter 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 13.16.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)