SigiDoc: Seal of Leo, imperial strator and droungarios (?)

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Artifact

Type: Seal
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Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 26
Weight (g): ―
Channel orientation (clock): ―
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Overstrike orientation (clock): ―
Execution: Struck
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Condition: Profonde entaille dans la partie supérieure droite ; rogné sur tout le pourtour et oblitéré à la base; légèrement décentré.

Dating

Date: 9th century C., first half
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History

Category: Provincial administration
Issuer: Leo
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 310
Acquisition: Donation by Henri Seyrig
Previous locations: ―
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Obverse

Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Invocative monogram of the type Laurent V, frame by the usual tetrasyllabe.
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 23
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Decoration: Bordure.
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Reverse

Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Legend of 4 lines
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 23
Matrix: ―
Iconography: ―
Decoration: Légende précédée d’une croisette sur la première ligne.
Epigraphy: ―

Images

Edition

Interpretive

obv

1(Θεοτόκε βοήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

rev

2<+> Λέον-
3τι β(ασιλικῷ) στρ[ά-]
4τορι (καὶ) δ[ρ]<ο-
5γ>[αρ(ίῳ)]

Diplomatic

obv

rev

Apparatus

3-4: δρουγγάριος ; διοικητής: La fonction de Léon a été oblitérée à l’exception de la lettre initiale qui permet de conjecturer soit δρουγγάριος, soit διοικητής. Les traces de lettres rendent la première hypothèse un peu plus probable.

Legend and translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Λέοντι βασιλικῷ στράτορι καὶ δρογαρίῳ.

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