Georgios Melissenos
Obverse
St Georgios (standing) vertical inscriptions
Reverse
Text 6 lines
῾Ο ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Καλῶν μελισσῶν, τοῦ Χριστοῦ μάρτυς, κύρου | τοῦ Μελισσηνοῦ τὰς γραφὰς Γεωργίου
St Georgios. / Martyr of Christ, apiary of good hives, authenticate | the writings of Georgios Melissenos (metrical, pun: melissa = bee)
Diameter: 39
Date: 13th c.
Seals
- Vatican 188
- Hermitage M- 8209
Published
- Laurent, Vatican no. 188
- Lichačev, Molivdovuly p. 136, no. 11