Seal of Constantine, primikirios and protospatharioshide empty fields show empty fields
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Artifact

Type: Seal
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Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
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Dimensions (mm): Diam. 17
Weight (g): 4,82
Channel orientation (clock): 12-6
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Condition: Notched at the openings of the channel that dug the right; slightly oxidised on both sides

Dating

Date: 10th C. (second half)
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Dating criteria: Epigraphy
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History

Category: Central administration
Issuer: Constantine (PmbZ: PMBZ Konstantinos 23899)
Milieu: Civil
Gender: Eunuch
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Modern location: Izmir (Turkey)
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Collection and inventory: Yavuz Tatış collection 2644
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Obverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Cruciform monogram
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 17
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Iconography: Cruciform invocative monogram, made up of small characters with long axis ends. In the upper cantons, the characters are surmounted by a pearl; in the lower cantons, the characters are underlined by a pearl.
Decoration: Border
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Reverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Linear legend of 5 lines
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 17
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Iconography: Legend preceded by a cross
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Edition

obv

1(Κύριε βοίθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

rev

3+ Κων-
4σταντ(ί)ν(ῳ)
5πριμικι-
6ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)σπα-
7[θ]αρί(ῳ)

obv

–.–Ρ–Ε–Ι–.–Θ–Τ–Σ–ΔΛ

rev

1ΚΝ
2ΣΤΑΝΤ/Ν/
3ΠΡΙΙΚΙ
4Ρ/ϗΑΣΠΑ
5.ΑΡΙ

Legend and translation

Κύριε βοίθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Κωνσταντίνῳ πριμικιρίῳ καὶ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.

Lord help your servant Constantine, primikirios and protospatharios.

References

Edition(s): Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 183
Parallel(s): No parallels known
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