Seal of Petronas, patrikios and count of the guarded by God imperial Opsikionshow 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. 26
    Weight (g)
    12,03
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Clear indentations at the channel holes; off-center to the left on the obverse; worn on the edge of the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    8th C.
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Petronas (PmbZ: Petronas 5924)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Find place
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    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
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    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2943
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
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    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Cruciform monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 26
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of foliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 6 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 26
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of foliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Κύριε βοήθει) [τῷ σῷ δ]ούλῳ
    rev
    2[Πε-]
    3[τρ]ονᾷ π-
    4[ατ]ρικ(ίῳ) (καὶ) κό-
    5[μ(ητι) τ]οῦ θεοφ-
    6υλ(άκτου) β(ασιλικοῦ) Ὀψι-
    7[κί]ου

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1.–Ρ–Η–Β–Θ–..–..–.Λ
    rev
    2..
    3..ΟΝΑΠ
    4..ΡΙΚϗΚΟ
    5..ΘΕΟ
    6ΥΛ/Β/ΟΨΙ
    7..ΟΥ

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Πετρονᾷ πατρικίῳ καὶ κομήτι τοῦ Θεοφυλάκτου βασιλικοῦ Ὀψικίου.

    Lord help your servant Petronas patrikios and count of the guarded by God imperial Opsikion.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 145
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references