Seal of Leo, protospatharios and epi tou manglabioushow 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)
    7,52
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Small indentation at the upper orifice of the canal; clearly trimmed at the top of the field.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Leo
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    Asia Minor (West Turkey)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 3038
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconographie avec légende en colonnes
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Saint George standing, nimbed, in his usual military garb, his chlamyde edged with pearls tucked behind his breastplate, holding high in his right hand a long spear, his left hand resting on a shield adorned with a trifid point
    Decoration
    Border of pearls
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Légende linéaire sur 6 lignes
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Border of pearls; legend preceded by a cross; the last line is flanked by dashes
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a(Ὁ ἅγιος) Γεόρ bγιος
    rev
    1+ Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)]
    2τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ)
    3Λέοντι (πρωτο)-
    4σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ)
    5τοῦ μαγ(γ)λα-
    6β(ίου)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    a|ΓΕ|Ο|Ρ bΓ|Ι|ΟΣ
    obv
    1ΚΕ
    2ΤΣ
    3ΛΕΟΝΤΙΑ
    4ΣΠΑΘϗΕΠ
    5ΤΑΓΛΑ
    6

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / + Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγγλαβίου.

    Saint George. Lord help your servant Leo, protospatharios and epi tou manglabiou.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 210-211
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references