Seal of George, stratelatesshow 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)
    8,89
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Clearly indented at the canal openings; strongly pressed at the top of both faces.

    Dating

    Date
    6th/7th C.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    George (PLRE: PLRE Georgius 34)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2768
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with cruciform monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    Iconography
    A soaring eagle, head to the right, its talons hooked, perhaps grasping a reptile; wings spread wide
    Decoration
    Cercle of foliage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

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

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Γεωργίου)
    rev
    2(στρατηλάτου)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Γ–.–Ε–
    obv
    5Λ––––

    Legend and translation

    Γεωργίου / στρατηλάτου.

    (Seal of) George, stratelates.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 265-266
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references