Seal of Soterichos, imperial spatharios and protonotarios of the Bucellarianshow 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. 24
    Weight (g)
    10,02
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Indented at the canal orifices; blank too small; partially crushed on the right.

    Dating

    Date
    9th C. second half
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Soterichos
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Find place
    ―
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
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    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2343
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Potent cross with a globule at the top, raised on partially destroyed steps, in an undecorated field
    Decoration
    Pearl nimbus
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    ―
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη [τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
    rev
    2+ Σωτηρ-
    3[ί]χǫ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα-
    4ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) το͂-
    5ν Βου(κε)λλα[ρ(ίων)]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1.ΚΕΟΗ.........
    rev
    2ΣΤΡ
    3.ΧΟ/ΣΠΑΘΑ
    4ΡϗΝΟΤΤΟ
    5ΝϗΛΛΑ

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Σωτηρίχǫ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ το͂ν Βουκελλαρίων.

    Lord help your servant Soterichos, imperial spatharios and protonotarios of the Bucellarian.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 119-120
    Parallel(s)
    ,
    Further references
    No further references