Seal of Michael, vestes, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Charsianonshow 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. 32
    Weight (g)
    32,38
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Large blank, barely indented at the canal orifices; slightly worn; very even engraving.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C. third quarter
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Michael (PBW: Michael 20223)
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Asia Minor (West Turkey)
    Find date
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 3033
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 32
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Archangel Michael standing on a souppedion, wearing a short tunic and armour under a military chlamydia adorned with pearls
    Decoration
    Circle of pearls
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 7 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 32
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of pearls; legend preceded by a cross and surmounted by a cross of pearls and dashes
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Μι χα(ήλ)
    rev
    1+ Κ(ύρι)ε βοή-
    2θει Μιχαὴλ
    3βέστῃ κριτῇ
    4 ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱππ[ο-]
    5δρόμου (καὶ) τοῦ
    6 Χαρσια-
    7ν[οῦ]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    |Ι Χ|Α
    rev
    
    1ΕΟΗ
    2ΘΕΙΜΙΧΑΗΛ
    3ΕΣΤΗΡΙΤ
    4ΕΠΙΤΟΥΙ.
    5ΡΟΜϗΤΟΥ
    6ΧΑΡΣΙΑ
    7Ν..

    Legend and translation

    Μιχαήλ. / + Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ βέστῃ κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τοῦ Χαρσιανοῦ.

    Michael. Lord help Michael, vestes, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Charsianon.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 122-123
    Parallel(s)
    ,
    Further references
    No further references