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Seal of Sympatios, anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios impérial, logothete of the Dromos
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    ―

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Rogné, pressé et partiellement oblitéré au pourtour du revers ; échancrure à l’orifice supérieur du canal ; en voie d’oxydation.

    Dating

    Date
    9th C., second half
    Internal date
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    Dating criteria
    ―
    Alternative date
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    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Sympatios
    Issuer's milieu
    civil
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
    Find place
    Constantinople (Istanbul)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Paris (France)
    Institution and repository
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
    Collection and inventory
    Henri Seyrig Collection 695
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Croix patriarcale au-dessus de trois degrés.
    Decoration
    Deux cercles de grènetis entourant la légende.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis. Légende précédée d'une croisette.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
    rev
    2<+> Συμπ[α-]
    3<τί>ῳ ἀνθυπ(άτῳ)
    4<π>ατρ(ικίῳ) β(ασιλικῶ) (πρωτο)σπα-
    5[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)] λογοθ(έτη) τ(οῦ)
    6[δ]ρόμου
    obv
    rev

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Συμπατίῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ πατρικίῳ βασιλικῶ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ και λογοθέτη τοῦ δρόμου.

    Lord help your servant. Sympatios, anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios impérial and logothete of the Dromos.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 105 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes