Seal of Eustathios, imperial clerk and kouratorhide 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. 26
Weight (g): 9,21
Channel orientation (clock): 12-6
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Condition: Barely indented at the canal orifices; very marked crushing on both sides

Dating

Date: 10th C.-11th C.
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Dating criteria: Epigraphy
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History

Category: Secular Church
Issuer: Eustathios
Milieu: Secular Church
Gender: Male
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Modern location: Izmir (Turkey)
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Collection and inventory: Yavuz Tatış collection 2799
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Obverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Iconography with legend in columns
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 27
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Iconography: Bust of the Virgin, holding the medallion in front of her with both hands.
Decoration: Circle of grenetis
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Reverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Linear legend of 5 lines
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 27
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Edition

obv

^aΜ(ήτηρ) ^bΘ(εοῦ)

obv

1[+ Θ(εοτό)κε] βοήθε(ι) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

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1+ Εὐσ-
2ταθίῳ β(ασιλικῷ)
3κλιρικ[ῷ]
4καὶ κο[υ-]
5ράτ[ορ(ι)]

obv

obv

1....ΟΗΘΕΤΣΔΛ

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2ΕΥΣ
3ΤΘΙ
4ΛΙΡΙ.
5ΙΟ̣.
6ΡΤ..

Legend and translation

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. + Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Εὐσταθίῳ βασιλικῷ κλιρικῷ καὶ κουράτορι.

Mother of God. Mother of God help your servant Eustathios, imperial clerk and kourator.

References

Edition(s): Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 285
Parallel(s): No parallels known
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