SigiDoc ID: s-Cw77Ud
Artifact
- Type
- Seal
- Matrix
- SigiDoc ID: m-Xu7x5I - PBW ID: 2253
Physical description
- Medium
- Original impression
- Material
- Lead
- Shape
- Round
- Dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 23
- Weight (g)
- 9,41
- Channel orientation (clock)
- 12-6
- Axis (clock)
- ―
- Overstrike orientation (clock)
- ―
- Execution
- Struck
- Countermark
- ―
- Condition
- Indented at the channel openings; widely trimmed around the edge; worn and pressed on both sides.
Dating
- Date
- 11th C., first half
- Internal date
- ―
- Dating criteria
- Epigraphy, Parallel
- Alternative date
- ―
History
- Category
- Central administration
- Issuer
- Azarias (PBW: Azarias 20101; PmbZ: 20710)
Milieu: Civil
Gender: Male - Place of origin
- ―
- Find place
- ―
- Find date
- ―
- Find circumstances
- ―
- Modern location
- Izmir (Turkey)
- Institution and repository
- ―
- Collection and inventory
- Yavuz Tatış collection 2841
- Acquisition
- ―
- Previous locations
- ―
- Modern observations
- ―
Obverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Iconography with sigla on both sides of the image. At the right end of the field, traces of letters (from a previous impression that may have been overstruck?).
- Field dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 20
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- Bust of Virgin, holding in both hands the medallion showing the head of the Child, with a crucifer nimbus decorated with a pearl on each arm.
- Decoration
- Not visible border.
- Epigraphy
- ―
Reverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Linear legend of 4 lines.
- Field dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 20
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- ―
- Decoration
- Not visible border; legend preceded by a crosslet and followed by a cross of pearls flanked by dashes.
- Epigraphy
- ―
Edition
Legend and translation
Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / + Ἀζαρίᾳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ.
Mother of God. Azarias, spatharokandidatos and imperial notary.
References
- Edition(s)
- Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.41.
- Parallel(s)
- Collection Dumbarton Oaks, BZS.1958.106.4686: Laurent, Corpus, 2, 194 = DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1958.106.4686.
- Further references
- la pièce parallèle est mentionnée dans PBW 2016, boulloterion 2253 ; PmbZ Online, 20710