Seal of Philaretos Brachamios, protokouropalates and domestic of the Scholes of the Eastshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: - PBW ID: 5907

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    ―
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Weight (g)
    14,67
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Notched at the channel openings; worn on the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    1080 CE
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    *untranslated*, Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Philaretos Brachamios(PBW: Philaretos 101)
    Milieu: Military
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    ―
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2770
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Saint Theodore standing in his customary military garb, holding a long spear on the ground in his right hand, his left hand resting on a shield adorned with pearls
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 6 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    aὉ ἅγιος bΘεόδωρο(ς)
    rev
    1Φιλάρ-
    2ετο(ς) (πρωτο)κου-
    3ρ(ο)π(αλά)τ(ης) (καὶ) δο-
    4μέ(στικος) τῶ(ν) σχ-
    5ο(λῶν) τ(ῆς) Ἀνατ(ολῆς)-
    6ὀ Βρ(α)χ(άμιος)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    aΟ|Α|Γ|Ι|Ο|Σ bΘΕ|ΟΔ||ΡΟ
    rev
    1ΙΛΑΡΕ
    2ΤΟΑΚ
    3ΡΠΤϗΔΟ
    4ΜΕΤΣΧ.
    5ΟΤ.ΑΝΑΤ
    6ΟΡΧ

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἃγιος Θεόδωρος / Φιλάρετος πρωτοκουροπαλάτης καὶ δομέστικος τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Ἀνατολῆς ὁ Βραχάμιος.

    Saint Theodore. Philaretos Brachamios, protokouropalates and domestic of the Scholes of the East.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 149
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references