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Seal of the anthypatos of Cyprus
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Weight (g)
    8.5
    Channel orientation (clock)
    5-12
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Grey-orange patina, struck off-centre to the upper left on the obverse, to the upper right on the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    Late 6th/Early 7th c.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Issuer's milieu
    Place of origin
    Cyprus
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection S-11
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 3 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Wreath border.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 2 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Wreath border. Legend followed by a cross on a separate line.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv

    1Ἀνθ-
    2υπά-
    3του
    rev
    4Κύπ-
    5ρου

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1Α̣ΝΘ
    2ΥΠΑ
    3ΤΟΥ
    rev
    4ΚΠ
    5ΡΟΥ

    Apparatus

    Legend and translation

    Ἀνθυπάτου Κύπρου.

    (Seal of) the anthypatos of Cyprus.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Unpublished
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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