Seal of John, eparchshow 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. 23
    Weight (g)
    7,08
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Deeply cut and indented field, including at the canal orifices.

    Dating

    Date
    7th/8th C.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    John (PLRE: PLRE Ioannes 206)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2794
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Cross-shaped legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of foliage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Block monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of foliage
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Ἰωάννου)
    rev
    2(ἐπάρχου)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Ι–––Ν–
    rev
    2––Π–Ρ–Υ–Χ

    Legend and translation

    Ἰωάννου / ἐπάρχου.

    (Seal of) John, eparch.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 46
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references