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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Τhe Virgin orans. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: Ο||Γ.|Ο̣,Γ|̣|Ο̣|Ρ̣|, : ὁ ἅγ[ι]ο(ς) Γεόρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Obverse

Τhe Virgin orans. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: Ο||Γ.|Ο̣,Γ|̣|Ο̣|Ρ̣|, : ὁ ἅγ[ι]ο(ς) Γεόρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1813
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 5.75. 

Bibliography

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