Seal of Germanos, monkshow 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. 19
    Weight (g)
    7,01
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Deeply indented at the lower opening of the channel; worn on both sides; oxidising

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Secular Church
    Issuer
    Germanos
    Milieu: Monastic
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Find date
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2321
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 19
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Legend preceded by a cross
    Decoration
    Circle of pearls
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 19
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε
    2β(οή)θει τῷ
    3σῷ δ(ού)-
    4λ(ῳ)
    rev
    5Γερ-
    6μανῷ
    7μονα-
    8χ(ῷ)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    ̣ΚΕ
    1ΘΤ
    2ΣΔ
    3Λ
    rev
    4ΓΕΡ
    5ΜΝ
    6ΜΟΝ
    7Χ

    Legend and translation

    + Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Γερμανῷ μοναχῷ.

    Lord help your servant Germanos, monk.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 315
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references