George synkellos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George, facing, holding a spear in his right hand a shield in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: |ΓΕ.|Ρ|Γ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George, facing, holding a spear in his right hand a shield in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: |ΓΕ.|Ρ|Γ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
γερ
γιονσυγ
κελλονο
μαρτυσ
σκεπ,
Γεώργιον σύγκελλον, ὁ Μάρτυς, σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.338 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 229. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 253. |
Translation
Γεώργιον σύγκελλον, ὁ Μάρτυς, σκέποις.
May you protect, O Martyr, George the synkellos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable.