Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Τhe Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros, holding a scepter, decorated with pellets, in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Χ̣|..|Μ: [Ἀ(ρ)]χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)[χ(αὴλ)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Τhe Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros, holding a scepter, decorated with pellets, in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Χ̣|..|Μ: [Ἀ(ρ)]χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)[χ(αὴλ)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
St Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Inscription in two columns: |ΝΙ|Κ,Λ|ΟΑ|Σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λοας. Border of dots.
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3485 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, 12.7. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the inversion of the letters OA in the name of the saint on the reverse.