Borilos (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Standing figure of Saint George ("the Swift") holding a lance in right hand, his left hand resting on a shield set on the ground. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε||ΓΙ̣Ο,|Ο|ΓΟΡ|Γ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος ὁ Γοργ(ός). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross.
ΓΙΕ
ΓΕΡΓΙΕ,
ΤΣΔΟΥ
ΛΟΡΗ
Λ
Ἄγιε Γεωργίε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βορήλῳ
Obverse
Standing figure of Saint George ("the Swift") holding a lance in right hand, his left hand resting on a shield set on the ground. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε||ΓΙ̣Ο,|Ο|ΓΟΡ|Γ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος ὁ Γοργ(ός). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross.
ΓΙΕ
ΓΕΡΓΙΕ,
ΤΣΔΟΥ
ΛΟΡΗ
Λ
Ἄγιε Γεωργίε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βορήλῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2256 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Translation
Ἄγιε Γεωργίε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βορήλῳ.
Saint George, help your servant Borilos.
Commentary
The owner of this seal will have been the Borilos noted as a servant of Nikephoros III Botaneiates; see McGeer and Nesbitt, Byzantium in the Time of Troubles, 176-77, 189-90.
Wassiliou-Seibt has published a metrical seal of Borilos, attested with the title protoproedros, in Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 370.