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Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

Τhe Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ|ΕΟ̣|̣||Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.

Obverse

Τhe Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

St Theodore in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ|ΕΟ̣|̣||Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3390
Diameter 16.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 9.13.

Bibliography

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