Seal of Basil Apokapes, protoproedros and doux of Edessashow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
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    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Weight (g)
    12,6
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Blank slightly indented, but heavily trimmed at the top; the right is almost obliterated and the reverse widely worn.

    Dating

    Date
    1078-1081
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Basil (PBW: Basileios 101)
    Milieu: Military
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Edessa
    Find place
    Asia Minor (West Turkey)
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 3032
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Bust of Saint Basil recognizable by his sharp-eyed face, elongated by the full beard and hair gathered like a cap above the forehead
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of dots; at the base a pearl flanked by dashes
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a[...?...] b[...?...]
    rev
    1[⁦ - - - - - - - - - - ⁩]
    2Βασίλειος
    3(πρωτο)πρόεδ[ρο-]
    4ς καὶ δοὺξ
    5Ἐδέσ(σ)ης ὁ Ἀ-
    6ποκάπης

    Diplomatic

    obv
    a[...?...] b[...?...]
    rev
    1...
    2.....
    3ΑΠΡΟΕΔ..
    4ΣΚΑΙΔΟΥ
    5ΕΔΕΣΗΣΟΑ
    6ΠΟΚΑΠΗΣ
    

    Legend and translation

    ... / ... Βασίλειος πρωτοπρόεδρος καὶ δοὺξ Ἐδέσσης ὁ Ἀποκάπης.

    ... Basil Apokapes, protoproedros and doux of Edessa.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 135-136
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references