Georgios Drosos (type 3)
Obverse
Theotokos (standing, holding child in R arm) sigla
Reverse
Text 5 lines
Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Γεώργιον δρόσισον ῾Αγνὴ τὸν Δρόσον
Mother of God. / Pure Maiden, refresh Georgios Drosos (metrical pun: drosos = dew)
Diameter: 19
Date: 11th c. (3rd quarter) or a little later
Seals
- Thessaloniki, Ritsos collection 0
- DO 58.106. 4498 Dumbarton Oaks
- Athens, Orphanides - Nikolaides collection 231
Published
- Touratsoglou, Ritsos p. 278
- Koltsida-Makri no. 293
- Seibt - Wassiliou, review of Koltsida-Makri p. 148
- Stavrakos p. 148