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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε| – |̣|Ο̣Σ̣: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length figure of St Theodore in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ|Ε|Ο – |Ρ̣|ΟΣὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ(ω)ρος. Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length figure of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε| – |̣|Ο̣Σ̣: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length figure of St Theodore in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Θ|Ε|Ο – |Ρ̣|ΟΣὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ(ω)ρος. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1958.106.4696
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 16.62.

Bibliography

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