Seal of Leo, protospatharios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou and judge of the Hippodromeshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
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    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 27
    Weight (g)
    6,53
    Channel orientation (clock)
    11-5
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Possibly overstruck; slight indentation at the channel openings; undergoing oxidation; traces of crushing.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., first half
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Related seal
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Leo (PBW: Leon 20224)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) (Kayseri)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    İzmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2630
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular invocative legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    The Virgin, half-body, turned towards the Child whom she is holding on her left arm, head bowed, her cheek almost touching the cruciferous nimbus; the Christ, half-body, of good size, blesses and holds the Book. In the field on the left, the sigla are displayed in columns and inverted.
    Decoration
    Border of dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 6 lines, the last of which is no longer extant
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Border of dots
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Θ(εοῦ) Μ(ήτηρ)
    obv
    1 [Θ(εοτό)κ]ε βο[ήθει(?)] τῷ σῷ δ(ού)λ(ῳ)
    rev
    2Λέοντ(ι)
    3(πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ]
    4τοῦ χρυσωτρ-
    5ι    κλ(ίνου) (καὶ) [κρ]ιτῖ
    6ἐπὶ [τ]οῦ Ἰ[ππ-]
    7[οδρ(όμου)]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    Θ̣ Μ̅
    obv
    1.·Ε̣̣Ο̣[c. 1 - 4]ΤΣΔˊΛ̣.
    rev
    2ΛΕΟΝΤ
    3ΑΣΠΑ̣....
    4ΤΧΡΥ̣....
    5.Λˊϗ..ΙΤΙ
    6ΕΠΙ̣.Ι..
    7...

    Apparatus

    1: [Θ(εοτό)κ]ε βο[ήθει(?)] τῷ σῷ δ(ού)λ(ῳ): Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.30 [Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]. Dans le verbe de l'invocation l'incertitude concerne le nombre de caractères initialement visibles et l'éventuelle présence d'une abréviation.
    4: Oméga de χρυσω- établit sur la base de la pièce parallèle de la collection Thierry: voir bibliographie.
    5-6: Ἰ[ππ-]|[οδρ(όμου)]: dans Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.30 Ἰ[ππ(ο)δρ(όμου)]

    Legend and translation

    Θεοῦ Μήτηρ. Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Λέοντι πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ χρυσωτρικλίνου καὶ κριτῖ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰπποδρόμου.

    Mother of God. Mother of God help your servant Leo protospatharios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou and judge of the Hippodrome.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.30.
    Parallel(s)
    Collection Thierry, 107: Laurent, Corpus, 2, 858. Alternativement à ce qui est indiqué dans Cheynet, coll. Tatış, p. 55, n. 28 la distribution de la légende au revers du sceau Thierry pourrait bien être considérée identique à celle du sceau Tatış, ce qui en fait un parallèle à proprement parler.
    Further references
    No further references