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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros and holding a scepter topped with a trefoil ornament in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ : [Μ(ι)]χ(αὴλ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns; preserved at left only: |Γ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε[ώργιος]. Border of dots.

Obverse

Bust of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros and holding a scepter topped with a trefoil ornament in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ : [Μ(ι)]χ(αὴλ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns; preserved at left only: |Γ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε[ώργιος]. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1843
Diameter 10.0 mm; field: 8.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 12.26.

Bibliography

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