George archbishop of Crete (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: Σ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above (and?) below. No border visible.
.ΕΡ.
ΙΑΡΧΙΕ
ΠΙΣΚΟΠ
ΚΡΙΤΗΣ
Γεωργίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Κρίτης
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: Σ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above (and?) below. No border visible.
.ΕΡ.
ΙΑΡΧΙΕ
ΠΙΣΚΟΠ
ΚΡΙΤΗΣ
Γεωργίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Κρίτης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4699 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 36.9. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Κρίτης.
Lord, help your servant George archbishop of Crete.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Ὁ Ταξίαρχης Κρήτης (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Crete, from the 5th Century to the Venetian Conquest (Open in Zotero)
- Crete in the Conflicts of the Eighth Century (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- The Conquest of Crete by the Arabs (ca. 824): A Turning Point in the Struggle between Byzantium and Islam (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This must have been a successor of Andrew of Crete, who died in 740: probably an iconoclast successor.