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The beautiful monastery of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos (eleventh century)

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Accession number BZS.1958.106.438
Diameter 28 mm
Field diameter 20 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 76.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1253. Laurent illustrates two specimens: the present one and another from the Zacos Collection (= Zacos, Seals II, no. 608).

Obverse

Bust of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. Inscription: |γρ|ηγο|ριο|σο|θα|υμ|ατ.|ργ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματ[ου]ργ(ός). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

τησ
ρισμον,
τγ,γρη
γορ,τθυ
μτουρ
γ

Τῆς ὡραίας μον(ῆς) τοῦ ἁγ(ί)ου Γρηγορ(ίου) τοῦ Θαυματουργ(οῦ)

Translation

Τῆς ὡραίας μονῆς τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ.

(Seal) of the beautiful monastery of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos.

Accession number BZS.1958.106.438
Diameter 28 mm
Field diameter 20 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 76.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1253. Laurent illustrates two specimens: the present one and another from the Zacos Collection (= Zacos, Seals II, no. 608).

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