Seal of Germanos II, patriarch of Constantinopleshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: - PBW ID:

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    ―
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 36
    Weight (g)
    24,42
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Blank too small, trimmed and broken all round; beautiful engraving

    Dating

    Date
    1223-1240
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Prosopography, Titulature
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Secular Church
    Issuer
    Germanos (PBW: PBW Germanos 12)
    Milieu: Secular Church
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    Kotyaion (Kutahya)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2685
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 36
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Platytera Virgin, seated frontally on a high-backed throne, holding a medallion with both hands on her knees, showing the head of the Child with long, curly hair. The chitôn and maphorion of the Theotokos, enhanced with pearl lozenges, form harmonious folds. The base and back of the seat, upholstered with cushions, are made up of a grid of pearls, topped with small spindles ending in a pearl.
    Decoration
    Border
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 7 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 36
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    ―
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a[Μ(ήτ)ηρ(?)] b[Θ(εο)ῦ(?)]
    rev
    1[+ Γερ]μαν[ὸς]
    2[ἐ]λέῳ Θ(εο)ῦ ἀρχ[ι-]
    3[ε]πίσκοπος Κων-
    4[στ]αντνιουπόλεως
    5[Ν]έας Ῥώμης καὶ
    6[οἰ]κουμενηκὸς
    7[π]ατριάρχ(ης)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev
    ....̣Ν..
    1.ΛΕΘ̅Υ̅ΡΧ.
    2.Π̣ΙΣΚΟΠΟΣΚΝ
    3.ΝΤΙΝΙΠΟΛΕΣ̣
    4.ΕΣΡΗΣΚΙ
    5..Κ̣ΕΝΗΚΟΣ
    6.ΤΡΙΡΧ

    Legend and translation

    [...] / + Γερμανὸς ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κωνσταντνιουπόλεως Νέας Ῥώμης καὶ οἰκουμενηκὸς πατριάρχης.

    Germanos, by the grace of God, archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and ecumenical patriarch.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 280-281
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references