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Seal of Andronikos, patrikios and droungarios of the ploimoi
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 29
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Fortement rogné aux orifices du canal ; pressé et oblitéré sur les deux faces.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Andronikos
    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 540
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Légende précédée d’une croisette et suivie d’un losange de perles accosté de deux tirets.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Légende suivie d’une croisette et précédée d’un losange de perles accosté de deux tirets. Bordure.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε β(ο)-
    2ήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ
    3δούλῳ Ἀν-
    4δρονίκ(ῳ)
    rev
    5<π>ατρι-
    6<κ><(ίῳ)> (καὶ) δρου-
    7[γ]γαρ(ίῳ) τῶ(ν)
    8πλοήμ(ων)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    + Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀνδρονίκῳ / πατρικίῳ καὶ δρουγγαρίῳ τῶν πλοήμων.

    Theotokos help your servant Andronikos, patrikios and droungarios of the ploimoi.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 126 .
    Parallel(s)
    Münzkabinett des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Vienne, Laurent, Corpus, 2, 964 .
    Further references
    PBW 2016, Andronikos 20107 .

    Commentary

    Footnotes