George imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Velum (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield with his left arm. Sigla: .|.|.|ργ|ιο|σ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε]ώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield with his left arm. Sigla: .|.|.|ργ|ιο|σ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε]ώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines followed by an ornament. Border of dots.
κε,θ,
.εργ,.
.σπαθεπ
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τ,τλ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Γ]εωργ(ίῳ) [β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπ(ὶ) [τ(οῦ)] Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), κρ(ι)τ(ῇ) τοῦ Β(ή)λ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.302 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Γεωργίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτῇ τοῦ Βήλου.
Lord, help George imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Velum.