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Seal of Petros asekretis and krites of Thrakesioi
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21-23
    Weight (g)
    8.6
    Channel orientation (clock)
    1-7
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Grey patina, surface raised along the channel, faint imprint on the obverse.

    Dating

    Date
    11th c., first half.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration.
    Issuer
    Issuer's milieu
    Place of origin
    Find place
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany)
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection SB-27
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Bust of the Mother of God. Details indistinct. No sigla visible.
    Decoration
    Border of dots.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 6 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Border of dots.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    [Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ]
    rev

    1Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)
    2τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ)
    3Πέτρ(ῳ) ἀση-
    4κρῆτ(ις) (καὶ) κρ(ι)-
    5τ(ῇ) τῶν Θρ(ᾳ)-
    6κησ(ίων)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    … ...
    rev
    1θΚεβθ
    2τσδ
    3πετρ,Αση
    4κρητ,ϗκρ
    5τ,τnθρ,
    6κης,

    Apparatus

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.

    Mother of God. Mother of God, help Petros asekretis and krites of Thrakesioi.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Unpublished
    Parallel(s)
    (1) DO Seals, Online Catalogue BZS.1958.106.1139DO Seals, 3, no. 2.25b; (2) DO Seals, Online Catalogue BZS.1955.1.2618DO Seals, 3, no. 2.25a; (3) S. Kophopoulos Collection, no. 37 − , no. 2.I.II. 6; (4) Robert Feind Collection, SB-198.
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    The issuer is known only from this seal type [1].

    Footnotes

    [1]. PBW 2016 Petros 20122.