This seal was struck on a blank that was too small for the
boulloterion, resulting in loss of the
legend. I think much can be
reconstructed. Here's my proposal, not sure about the first and last line:
Obverse St. George.
Sigla in
field [ΓEW]-PΓ/H/OC
Reverse legend:
[CK]E[ΠOIC?]
TON CO[N ΔU]
ΛON CVM[EWN]
ΠPOTOCΠ[AΘ]
APHON …
VΠ’TO[N]
...your servant Symeon,
protospatharios, hypatos.
The
legend is in the accusative, so the invocation probably starts with 'skepois' (may you [i.e. Saint George] protect), rather than the common 'Kyrie boethei' (Lord,
help...), which would need a dative. However, grammatical 'mistakes' are not uncommon.
This would date c. 11th century.
Regards
Gert
