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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St George, most likely in military costume. Inscription in two columns (only partial remains at right):  ̣|Γ: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε]ώρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Bust of St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Θ̣|Ε̣Ο|||,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.

Obverse

Bust of St George, most likely in military costume. Inscription in two columns (only partial remains at right):  ̣|Γ: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε]ώρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Bust of St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Θ̣|Ε̣Ο|||,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1851
Diameter 25.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 16.33.

Bibliography

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