Seal of Philaretos Brachamios, protosebastos and domestic of the Eastshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: - PBW ID: 5363890

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Weight (g)
    17,78
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Small indentations at the channel openings; slightly off-center to the left on the obverse.

    Dating

    Date
    1081-1086
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Philaretos Brachamios(PBW: Philaretos 101)
    Milieu: Military
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2804
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Saint Theodore standing, armed with spear and shield
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear metrical legend of 7 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    [(Ὁ ἅγιος)] Θεόδωρο(ς)
    rev
    1Δομέσ-
    2τικον Ἐόα[ς]
    3ἀθλιτὰ σκέ-
    4ποις, (πρωτο)σεβασ-
    5τὸν Φηλαρ-
    6έτον Βρα-
    7χάμη(ν)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    .. ΘΕ|Δ|ΟΡ|Ο
    rev

    1ΔΟΜΕΣ
    2ΤΙΚΟΝΕΟΑ.
    3ΑΘΛΙΤΑΣΚΕ
    4ΠΟΙΣΑΣΕΑΣ
    5ΤΟΝΗΛΑΡ
    6ΕΤΟΝΡΑ
    7ΧΑΜΗ

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἃγιος Θεόδωρος / Δομέστικον Ἑόας ἀθλιτὰ σκέποις πρωτοσεβαστὸν Φηλάρετον Βραχάμην.

    Saint Theodore. Martyr may you protect Philaretos Brachamios protosebastos and domestikos of the East.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 150
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references