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Artifact
- Type
- Seal
- Matrix
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Physical description
- Medium
- Original impression
- Material
- Lead
- Shape
- Round
- Dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 21
- Weight (g)
- ―
- Channel orientation (clock)
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- Axis (clock)
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- Overstrike orientation (clock)
- ―
- Execution
- Struck
- Countermark
- ―
- Condition
- Échancrure au sommet et entaille le long de la ligne du canal; en voie d’oxydation.
Dating
- Date
- 1078-1081
- Internal date
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- Dating criteria
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- Alternative date
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History
- Category
- Provincial administration
- Issuer
- George Monomachatos
- Issuer's milieu
- military
- Place of origin
- Byzantine Empire
- Find place
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- Find date
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- Find circumstances
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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 289
- Acquisition
-
Donation by Henri Seyrig
- Previous locations
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- Modern observations
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Obverse
- Language(s)
- greek
- Layout of field
- Iconography with legend in columns
- Field dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 19
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- Vierge, debout, tenant l’Enfant sur le bras gauche. Sigle.
- Decoration
- Cercle de grènetis.
- Epigraphy
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Reverse
- Language(s)
- greek
- Layout of field
- Legend of 6 lines
- Field dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 19
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- ―
- Decoration
- Cercle de grènetis. Légende précédée d'une croisette sur la première ligne et suivie d'une perle accostée de deux tirets.
- Epigraphy
- ―
Images
Edition
obv
rev
Apparatus
None.Legend and translation
Μήτηρ Θεοῦ / Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ τῷ Μονομαχάτῳ.
Mother of God / Theotokos help your servant George Monomachatos, proedros and doux.
References
- Edition(s)
- Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 210 .
- Parallel(s)
- Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., (Coll. Zacos (2 ex. dont un anc. coll. Diamanti 44). DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1958.106.4698, PBW 2016, Georgios 15002 .
- Further references
- No further references
Commentary
Footnotes