Artifact

Type

Seal

Matrix

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Physical description

Medium

Original impression

Material

Lead

Shape

Round

Dimensions (mm)

Diam. 25-27

Weight (g)

17.5

Channel orientation (clock)

5-11

Axis (clock)

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Overstrike orientation (clock)

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Execution

Struck

Countermark

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Condition

Βeige patina, slightly struck off-centre to the upper right on the obverse and to the upper left on the reverse.

Dating

Date

9th c., second half – early 10th c.

Internal date

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Dating criteria

Iconography, Epigraphy.

Alternative date

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History

Category

Central administration.

Issuer

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Issuer's milieu

Place of origin

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Find place

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Find date

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Find circumstances

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Modern location

Cologne (Germany)

Institution and repository

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Collection and inventory

Robert Feind Collection Κr-35

Acquisition

Auction

Previous locations

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Modern observations

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Obverse

Language(s)

Greek

Layout of field

Iconography with circular legend.

Field dimensions (mm)

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Matrix

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Iconography

Patriarchal cross mounted on three steps. Along the circumference, within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at 12 o'clock.

Decoration

Cross at the begenning of the legend, border of dots.

Epigraphy

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Reverse

Language(s)

Greek

Layout of field

Legend of 5 lines.

Field dimensions (mm)

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Matrix

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Iconography

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Decoration

Cross at the beginning and at the end of the legend. Above, remnants of a decoration; below, a decoration consisting of three dots.

Epigraphy

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Edition