Sergios (or George) apo eparchon and ergasteriarches (668-681)
Obverse
Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, wearing a helmet and military dress, holding a spear over his right shoulder. A circular inscription, preserved only at right, beginning with a cross, and an inscription of two lines below the imperial bust.
...-γιου
ποεπ
ρχων
Σεργίου ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων
Obverse
Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, wearing a helmet and military dress, holding a spear over his right shoulder. A circular inscription, preserved only at right, beginning with a cross, and an inscription of two lines below the imperial bust.
...-γιου
ποεπ
ρχων
Σεργίου ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων
Reverse
Two busts, one of Herakleios (left), the other of Tiberios (right), both wearing a chlamys and a crown (with a cross), and holding a globus cruciger in their right hands. Inscription of two lines below the busts.
εργστερι
ρχου
ἐργαστεριάρχου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4380 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 147; Oikonomides, Dated Seals, no. 18. |
Translation
Σεργίου ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων ἐργαστεριάρχου.
(Seal of) Sergios (or George) apo eparchon and ergasteriarches.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Oikonomides notes that this seal was likely struck before 672/73 since the indiction year is not indicated. The custom appears to have begun in that year.