Seal of Theodore Marchapsabos, protoproedrosshow 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. 15
    Weight (g)
    5,78
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Slightly indented at the orifices of the canal; barely pressed at one or two points.

    Dating

    Date
    Ca. 1070
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Theodore Marchapsabos
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2895
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 15
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of pearls
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 15
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of pearls; legend surmounted by a pearl
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)
    2τῷ σῷ οἰ-
    3κέτῃ Θε-
    4ωδόρ-
    5
    rev
    6(πρωτο)προ-
    7έδρῳ τῷ
    8Μαρχα-
    9ψάβῳ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Θ̅Κ̅ΕΘ
    2ΤΣΟΙ
    3ΕΤΗΘΕ
    4ΔΟΡ
    5
    obv

    6ΑΠΡΟ
    7ΕΔΡΤ
    8ΜΑΡΧΑ
    9ΨΑ

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ οἰκέτῃ Θεωδόρῳ / πρωτοπροέδρῳ τῷ Μαρχαψάβῳ.

    Mother of God help your servant Theodore Marchapsabos, protoproedros.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 242-243
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references