Seal of Constantine, apo eparchonshow 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. 27
    Weight (g)
    13,33
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Indented at the orifices of the canal on the right; heavily trimmed at the top of the field; clear engraving

    Dating

    Date
    8th C.(first half)
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Constantine
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Asia Minor (West Turkey)
    Find date
    Find circumstances
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 3049
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 27
    Matrix
    Iconography
    At the base of the field, a largely lost ornament of fleurons
    Decoration
    Circle of foliage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 27
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1[Θεοτ-
    2όκ]ε β-
    3οήθη τ-
    4ῷ δούλ-
    5ῳ σου
    rev
    6Κων-
    7σταντ-
    8ίνῳ ἀπ-
    9ὸ ἐπάρ-
    10χων

    Diplomatic

    obv
    ...ΕΒ
    1ΟΗΘΗΤ
    2ΩΔΟΥΛ
    3ΩΣΟΥ
    4.
    rev
    5ΚΩΝ
    6ΣΤΝΤ
    7ΙΝΩΠ
    8ΟΕΠΡ
    9ΧΩΝ

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθη τῷ δούλῳ σου / Κωνσταντίνῳ ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων.

    Theotokos help your servant Constantine, apo eparchon.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 192-193
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references