George (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St George holding a spear over his right shoulder. Details indistinct. Illegible traces of epigraphy on either side. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St George holding a spear over his right shoulder. Details indistinct. Illegible traces of epigraphy on either side. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ.
..ΣΑ̣Θ̣Λ̣
ΓΕΡΓΙ
ΟΝΣΟΥΚ
Ε̣ΤΙ
[σ]κέ[ποι]ς, ἀθλ(ητά), Γεώργιον σὸ(ν) ὐκέτι(ν)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4124 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1967b. Also edited with a different reading, ibid, no. 2015 (we prefer the reading given here). |
Translation
σκέποις, ἀθλητά, Γεώργιον σὸν ὐκέτιν.
Champion, may you protect your servant George.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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