Seal of Phocas, 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. 26
    Weight (g)
    14,73
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Indented at the lower orifice of the canal; trimmed at the top of the field; clumsy but clear engraving.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Phocas
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2350
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with cruciform monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 26
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Soaring eagle, head turned to the right, standing on its hooked talons; wings outstretched
    Decoration
    Circle of stylised foliage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 26
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of stylised foliage
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Θεοτόκε βοήθει)
    rev
    2Φω-
    3κᾶ στρ-
    4ατιλά-
    5του

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Κ–Τ–.–Η–Β–Θ
    obv
    2ΦΩ
    3ΚΣΤΡ
    4ΤΙΛ
    5ΤΟΥ

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει / Φωκᾶ στρατηλάτου.

    Mother of God help Phocas, stratelates.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 268
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references