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Seal of George Archon? 7th/8th Century? 27.5 mm 25.48g.
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pogh_poor:
I recently received this interesting seal. It measures 27.5 mm and weighs 25.48g.
On the obverse is, within a decorated ring, : :cross: Θεοτόκε βοήθι :cross:
On the reverse is, within a decorated ring, :
:cross:
:Greek_Gamma: :Greek_epsilon: :Greek_omega_small: :Greek_Rho:
:Greek_Gamma: :Greek_Iota: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon_2: :A3: :Greek_Rho:
:Greek_Chi: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Nu: :Greek_Tau:
:Csquare:
I believe that it reads “Mother of God, help George, Archon” and dates to the late 7th Century. Am I correct in my reading?
Did the title “archon” denote a provincial governor at this time? I have also read that it may denote a ruler, such as used by the Bulgarian kings,or a position in the church.
Pogh_poor
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