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Seal of John, hypatos and logothetes of the genikon
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 28
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Fortement décentré vers la droite ; seule la moitié inférieure gauche est frappée ; les lettres restantes sont finement gravées; renflement au revers à droite.

    Dating

    Date
    8th C., first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    John
    Issuer's milieu
    civil
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
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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 359
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Cruciform Marian monogram, of the Laurent V type, enclosed by the letters of the name.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20,5
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Monogramme cantonné par des croisettes et des étoiles à huit branches.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20,5
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Légende précédée et suivie d’une croisette accostée de feuilles stylisées.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Θεοτόκε βοήθει)
    obv
    Ἰω[άν] + νῃ
    rev
    2<ὑπάτ>-
    3<ῳ> <κ>αὶ γε-
    4<νικ>ῷ λο-
    5<γο>θέτῃ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ / ὑπάτῳ καὶ γενικῷ λογοθέτῃ.

    Mother of God help John, hypatos and logothetes of the genikon.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 107 .
    Parallel(s)
    Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., Laurent, Corpus, 2, 277 ; Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., Zacos, 1, 2021 .
    Further references
    PBE, 1, Ioannes 368 .

    Commentary

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    Footnotes