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Seal of Symbatios, imperial kandidatos and akolouthos
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Au droit, rogné sur la gauche; pressé et oblitéré sur la droite; boursouflures le long du canal.

    Dating

    Date
    10th C., first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Symbatios
    Issuer's milieu
    military
    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 417
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Croix potencée au-dessus de trois degrés, ornée des deux côtés d’un fleuron issant jusqu’à mi-champ.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Une croisette précède la légende sur une même ligne. Ornements indistincts au-dessus de la légende.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε >βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δ(ού)λ(ῳ)]
    rev
    2+ Συμβ-
    3ατίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) κ-
    4ανδιδά-
    5[τ]ῳ (καὶ) ἀκ-
    6ωλούθῳ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. / + Συμβατίῳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ και ἀκωλούθῳ.

    Lord help your servant. Symbatios, imperial kandidatos et akolouthos.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 123 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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