Seal of Constantine, notaryshow empty fields
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    SigiDoc ID: s-Kf15mm

    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-cija7G - PBW ID:

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 26
    Weight (g)
    11,99
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Very heavily trimmed at the top of the field; widely worn on the obverse.

    Dating

    Date
    8th/9th C.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Related seal
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Constantine
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Find date
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2942
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Cruciform invocative monogram lost at the top, type Laurent V or VIII, completed in the quarters with the usual syllables.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Wreath border.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines, of which the first one is lost.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Wreath border; legend followed by a crosslet.
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1 (Θεοτόκε βοήθει) vel (Κύριε βοήθει) [τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
    rev
    2[Κωνστ-]
    3[α]ντίνῳ
    4νοταρ-
    5ίῳ+

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Κ̣–..–Η̣–Β–Θ ..–..––ΛΩ̣
    rev
    2.....
    3.ΝΤΙΝΩ̣
    4ΝΟΤΡ
    5ΙΩ̣

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε vel Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Κωνσταντίνῳ νοταρίῳ.

    Mother of God or Lord help your servant Constantine, notary.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.43b.
    Parallel(s)
    Collection Yavuz Tatış, 2865: Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 2.43a = SigiDoc ID s-I1swA3
    Further references
    No further references