Seal of Gavras Seleukeus, kouropalatesshow 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)
    8,16
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Indented at the openings of a diagonally placed channel; clearly trimmed at the top of the field; pressed on the obverse.

    Dating

    Date
    11th/12th C.
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Gavras Seleukeus
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    ―
    Find date
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    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2367
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconographie avec légende en colonnes
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Bust of Saint Dèmètrios, armed with a lance in his right hand
    Decoration
    Circle of thick dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Légende linéaire sur 5 lignes
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of thick dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a(Ὁ ἅγιος) Δη bμ[ή]τρ[ιο]ς
    rev
    1[+] Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)
    2Γαβρᾷ κο[υ-]
    3ροπαλάτῃ
    4το Σελευ-
    5κέᾳ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    a.||Η bΜ.|Τ|Ρ.|.Σ
    obv
    1.ΚΕΘ
    2ΓΑΡΑΚΟ.
    3ΡΟΠΑΛΑΤΗ
    4ΤΟΟΣΕΛΕΥ
    5ΚΕΑ

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος / + Κύριε βοήθει Γαβρᾷ κουροπαλάτῃ το͂ Σελευκέᾳ.

    Saint Demetrios. Lord help Gavras Seleukeus, kouropalates.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 208-209
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references