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                <principal>Alessio Sopracasa</principal>
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                      <ab><lb n="1"/>Π–Ν–Ι––Ρ–Σ–Τ––Κ–Ε</ab>
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                      <ab><lb n="2"/>Ν–Ι–Λ–Γ–Β–Τ–Σ–Κ–Ε––</ab>
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                <p>Ναρσοῦ ἐπισκεπτίτου / τῶν βασιλικῶν ἀγελῶν.</p>
                <p xml:lang="en">(Seal of) Narses, episkeptites of the imperial herds.</p>
                <p xml:lang="fr">(Sceau de) Narsès, épiskeptitès des troupeaux impériaux.</p>
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                <p xml:lang="fr">Comme dans tous les monogrammes complexes, les solutions ne sont
                    jamais assurées, car plusieurs combinaisons sont possibles. Toutefois le titre
                    épiskeptitès des troupeaux impériaux est gravé en toutes lettres sur un autre
                    plomb du VIIIe siècle d’une collection privée grecque,
                    ΝΙΚΟ/Ε|ΠΙΣΚ/Τ/|Β/ΑΓΕΛ/|̣ΣΙΣ, Νικο(λάῳ) ἐπισκ(επτίτῃ) τ(ῶν) β(ασιλικῶν) ἀγελ(ῶν)
                    Ἀσίας (au droit, un monogramme cruciforme cantonné). Les troupeaux impériaux
                    paissaient sur des domaines qui leur étaient réservés et qui étaient placés sous
                    l’autorité d’un fonctionnaire particulier.</p>
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