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Seal of Constantine, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and eparch of the City
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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
    Rogné dans toute sa partie droite; boursouflé le long du canal, au revers; très belles lettres, nettement et régulièrement gravées.

    Dating

    Date
    9th C., first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Constantine
    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 402
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Cruciform Marian monogram, of the Laurent V type, framed by the usual tetrasyllable.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Couronne de feuillage.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Légende suivie d’un rang de quatre perles.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Θεοτόκε βοήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
    rev
    2<Κ>ω(ν)σταν(τίνῳ)
    3[π]ατρικίῳ β(ασιλικῷ)
    4(πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐ-
    5πάρχῳ Π(όλεως)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Κωνσταντίνῳ πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπάρχῳ Πόλεως.

    Mother of God help your servant Constantine, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and eparch of the City.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 133 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes