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Anonymous (thirteenth century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand. Details indistinct. Inscription in two columns: |ΓΕ̣|̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ(ργιος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length figure of St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ,Ο||, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θ(ε)όδω(ρος). Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand. Details indistinct. Inscription in two columns: |ΓΕ̣|̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ(ργιος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length figure of St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ,Ο||, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θ(ε)όδω(ρος). Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1804
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 16.75.

Bibliography

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