Leo Madarites (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Traces of an inscription at right: ρ|γ|ι : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ]ργι[ος]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Traces of an inscription at right: ρ|γ|ι : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ]ργι[ος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
σφρα
γ̣ισλεον
τ̣οσυπατ,
μαδαρι
του
σφραγὶς Λέοντος ὑπάτ(ου) Μαδαρίτου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2274 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2552. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Λέοντος ὑπάτου Μαδαρίτου.
Seal of the hypatos Leo Madarites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)