Seal of Constantine (?), spatharokandidatosshow 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)
    6,71
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Very deeply indented at the channel openings; oxidised and crushed on the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C. first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Constantine?
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2340
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 3 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of dots; legend followed by one pearl flanked by dashes
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 3 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of dots; legend followed by three dashes
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1[+ Κ(ύρι)ε] βο[ή]
    2θει τῷ σ[ῷ]
    3δο[ύ]λῳ
    rev
    4[Κ(?)]ων(σταντίνῳ) [σπα-]
    5[θ]αροκ[αν-]
    6διδάτῳ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1...Ο.Θ
    2ΕΙΤΣ.
    3ΔΟ.Λ̣
    
    obv
    4.̣Ν̣.̣..
    5.Α̣ΡΟ̣Κ..
    6ΔΙΔΑΤ
    

    Legend and translation

    + Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Κωνσταντίνῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.

    Lord help your servant Constantine, spatharokandidatos.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 260
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references