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Anonymous (twelfth/thirteenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length of the Virgin orans. Sigla: Μ̣̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

St Demetrios in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |ΗΗ̣|ΤΡ̣|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτρ[ιος]. Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length of the Virgin orans. Sigla: Μ̣̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

St Demetrios in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |ΗΗ̣|ΤΡ̣|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτρ[ιος]. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1964
Diameter 23.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 5.83. 

Bibliography

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