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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

Bust of St Nicholas, blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book with his left. Inscription in two columns: |.|.Κ|Ο|Λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Νι]κόλ(αος).

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots. 

Reverse

Bust of St Nicholas, blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book with his left. Inscription in two columns: |.|.Κ|Ο|Λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Νι]κόλ(αος).

Accession number BZS.1958.106.2169
Diameter 16.0 mm; field: 10.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 5.45. 

Bibliography

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