Seal of Epiphanesshow 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)
    7,13
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Countermark
    Condition
    Indented at the canal orifices; slightly trimmed at the top of the field.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Private
    Issuer
    Epiphanes
    Milieu: Private
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
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    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 1634
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Bust of Saint Theodore, armed with spear and pearl-beaded shield
    Decoration
    Circle of dots
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Circle of dots; legend preceded by a cross; last line flanked by dashes
    Epigraphy

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    (Ὁ ἅγιος) Θεό δωρο(ς)
    rev
    1+ Κ(ύρι)ε βο-
    2ήθει τῷ
    3σῷ δούλῳ
    4Ἐπιφά-
    5νι

    Diplomatic

    obv
    |ΘΕ|Ο Δ||ΡΟ
    obv
    1ΕΟ
    2ΗΘΕΙΤ
    3ΣΔΛ
    4ΕΠΙΦΑ
    5ΝΙ

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. / + Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφάνι.

    Saint Theodoros. Lord help your servant Epiphanes.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 340-341
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references