Seal of George, apo hypatonshow 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. 20
    Weight (g)
    10,52
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Blank clearly indented at the canal orifices and strongly trimmed at the apex; crushed along the canal line on the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    7th/8th C.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    George (PLRE: PLRE Georgius 61; PmbZ: PMBZ Georgios 2088; PBE: PBE Georgios 141)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Adana (Adana)
    Find date
    Find circumstances
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 3018
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of folliage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of folliage
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1+ Θε-
    2οτόκ-
    3ε βοή-
    4θη
    rev
    5Γεω-
    6ργίῳ ἀ-
    7πὸ ὑπά-
    8των

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Ε
    2ΟΤΟΚ
    3ΕΒΟΗ
    4Η
    rev
    5..
    6ΡΓΙ
    7ΠΟΥΠ
    8ΤΝ

    Legend and translation

    + Θεοτόκε βοήθη / Γεωργίῳ ἀπὸ ὑπάτων.

    Mother of God help George, apo hypaton.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 201-202
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references