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Seal of Nikolaos Sikoundenos, tagmatophylax
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 15
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Rogné au pourtour; échancré aux orifices du canal.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., last third
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration
    Issuer
    Nikolaos Sikoundenos
    Issuer's milieu
    military
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
    Find place
    Constantinople (Istanbul)
    Find date
    Find circumstances
    Modern location
    Paris (France)
    Institution and repository
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
    Collection and inventory
    Henri Seyrig Collection 104.4
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 14
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Buste de la Vierge nimbée, les mains ramenées devant la poitrine. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Deux cercles de grènetis. Légende précédée d'une croix.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 14
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Buste de face d’un saint barbu nimbé, tenant en main droite des clés (?) et en main gauche une croix (saint Pierre?).
    Decoration
    Légende précédée d'une croix.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    rev
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) Νικολάῳ
    obv
    Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ
    rev
    rev
    2+ ταγματ(ο)φύλ(ακι) τῷ Σ(ι)κουνδ(ηνῷ)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικολάῳ / ταγματοφύλακι τῷ Σικουνδηνῷ.

    Mother of God. Theotokos help Nikolaos Sikoundites tagmatophylax.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Unpublished
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes