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Artifact

Type: Seal
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Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
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Dimensions (mm): Diam. 24
Weight (g): 16,7
Channel orientation (clock): 12-6
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Condition: Notched at the openings of the diagonally placed channel; heavily trimmed; traces of oxidation.

Dating

Date: 8th C. first half
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Dating criteria: Epigraphy
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History

Category: Private
Issuer: John son of Menas(PmbZ: PmbZ Ioannes 2898)
Milieu: Private
Gender: Male
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Modern location: Izmir (Turkey)
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Collection and inventory: Yavuz Tatış collection 2760
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Obverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Cruciform monogram
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 24
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Decoration: Circle of foliage
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Reverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Cruciform monogram
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 24
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Decoration: Circle of foliage
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Edition

obv

1(Θεοτό[κ]ε βοήθει) [τοῦ] δού[λ]ου σου

rev

2 (υἱοῦ [Σισ]ηνν[ίου]) vel (υἱοῦ [Μ]ην{ν}ᾶ)(?)

obv

1.–.–Η–Β–Θ–..–Δ.–Σ

obv

2.–Ο–Ν–ΥΙ–Ο.–.Η–.

Legend and translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τοῦ δούλου σου Ἰωάννου, υἱοῦ Σισηννίου vel Μηνᾶ (?).

Theotokos help your servant John, son of Sisinnios or Menas.

References

Edition(s): Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 352
Parallel(s): No parallels known
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