Seal of the bishop of Nyssahide empty fields show empty fields
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Artifact

Type: Seal
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Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
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Dimensions (mm): Diam. 20
Weight (g): 7?13
Channel orientation (clock): 12-6
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Condition: Indented at the canal orifices; widely crushed on both sides; oxidised in the centre of the right-hand side

Dating

Date: 11th C. (second third)
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Dating criteria: Epigraphy
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History

Category: Secular Church
Issuer: N.
Milieu: Secular Church
Gender: Male
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Modern location: Izmir (Turkey)
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Collection and inventory: Yavuz Tatış collection 2811
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Obverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Iconography with legend in columns
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 21
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Iconography: Bust of the Virgin Nikopoios, facing front, holding the medallion in both hands
Decoration: Circle of pearls
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Reverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Linear legend of 5 lines
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 21
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Edition

obv

^a[Μή(τη)ρ(?)] ^b[Θ(εο)ῦ(?)]

rev

1+ Ἁγνή
2[σκέ]ποις
3με τ[ὸ]ν Νύ-
4σ(σ)ης ἐπίσ-
5κοπον

rev

1
2̣ΑΓΝΗ
3...ΠΟΙΣ
4Μ̣ΕΤ.Ν̣Ν̣Υ̣
5ΣΗΣΕΠΙΣ
6ΚΟΠΟΝ
7

Legend and translation

[...]. / + Ἁγνή, σκέποις με τὸν Νύσσης ἐπίσκοπον.

[...]. Pure Maiden, may you protect me, the bishop of Nyssa.

References

Edition(s): Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 300
Parallel(s): No parallels known
Further references: No further references