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Seal of Theudates, imperial spatharios and epi tes megales hetaireias
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Légères échancrures aux orifices du canal; pressé et oblitéré à droite du revers; lettres nettement gravées.

    Dating

    Date
    9th C., last third-10th C., beginning
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Theudates
    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 445
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 17
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Croix à deux traverses, sur trois degrés, sans décor
    Decoration
    Autour de la légende deux cercles de grènetis.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 17
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Entre deux cercles de grènetis, légende sur quatre lignes précédée et suivie d’un décor fleuronné.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
    rev
    1+ Θευδ(άτῃ) β(ασιλικῷ)
    2σπαθ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) [ἐ-]
    3πὶ τῆς μ(εγάλης) [ἑ-]
    4τ(αι)ρ(ε)ίας

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. / + Θευδάτῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπι τῆς μεγάλης ἐταιρείας.

    Lord help your servant. Theudates, imperial spatharios and epi tes megales hetaireias.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 128 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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