George Akropolites, grand logothetes (thirteenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a round shield in his left hand. Sigla: ο||οσγ.|ρ|οσ: ὁ ἅγιος Γ[ε]ώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a round shield in his left hand. Sigla: ο||οσγ.|ρ|οσ: ὁ ἅγιος Γ[ε]ώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
κροπο
Ιτουτσ.
σρτυσκυ
ρονυου
ντοσεγο
υογοθετ
Ἀκροπολίτου τὰς γρα[φ]άς, μάρτυς, κύρου ὁμωνυμοῦντος μεγάλου λογοθέτου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1285 |
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Diameter | 42.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 597; Oikonomides, Dated Seals, no. 136; PBW : Georgios 20105. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 71. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἀκροπολίτου τὰς γραφὰς, μάρτυς, κύρου ὁμωνυμοῦντος μεγάλου λογοθέτου.
Martyr, confirm the letters of Akropolites, the megas logothetes who bears the same name as you.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal is the well-known historian George Akropolites who was promoted to the rank of grand logothetes in 1256 and died in 1282. The seal will thus have been struck sometime in the intervening years.