Seal of N. (Peter), patrikios, imperial protospatharios and count of the 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. 21
    Weight (g)
    12,62
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Blank too small; scarcely marked indentations at channel openings; some wear.

    Dating

    Date
    8th end/9th C. beginning
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Ν. (Peter)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    ―
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2892
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Cruciform monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Border of foliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 6 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Border of foliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1 (Θεοτόκε βοήθει) vel (Κύριε βοήθει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
    rev
    2[.....]
    3[..]πα[τρι-]
    4[κ]ίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σπ-]
    5αθα(ρίῳ) (καὶ) κό[μ-]
    6ιτ(ῃ) τοῦ Ὀ[ψ-]
    7[ι]κίο[υ]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1.–.–Η–Β–Θ–..–..–.Λ
    rev
    2....
    3..ΠΑ..
    4.ΙΒΑ..
    5ΑΘΑϗΚΟ.
    6ΙΤΤΟ.
    7.ΚΙΟ.

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε vel Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / ... πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κόμιτῃ τοῦ Ὀψικίου.

    Mother of God or Lord help your servant ... patrikios, imperial protospatharios and komes of Opsikion.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 147
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references