Seal of Ptolemaios, apo hypatonshow 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. 20
    Weight (g)
    6,27
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Indented at the canal orifices; beautiful engraving.

    Dating

    Date
    7th C.
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Ptolemaios
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Find place
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    Find date
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    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
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    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2793
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 3 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of folliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Block monogram
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Circle of folliage
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Πτο-
    2λε[μ-]
    3αίου
    rev
    4(ἀπὸ ὑπάτων)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1ΠΤΟ
    2ΛΕ.
    3ΑΙ
    rev
    4Υ–Ο–––Π–Ν

    Legend and translation

    Πτολεμαίου / ἀπὸ ὑπάτων.

    (Seal of) Ptolemaios, apo hypaton.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 203
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references