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Seal of Theodoros, proedros and metropolitan of Amaseia.
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 27
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Flan très large ; décentré vers la gauche ; en voie de complète oxydation ; lettres bien gravées.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Theodoros
    Issuer's milieu
    secular-church
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
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    Find date
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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 343
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Buste de la Vierge, orante, portant le médaillon sur la poitrine. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Légende précédée d'une croisette. Deux cercles de grènetis.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Saint Basile de face, en buste, tenant le livre des Évangiles en main gauche et bénissant de la droite.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ
    obv
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεοδώρ[ῳ] προέδρῳ vel (πρωτο)προέδρῳ
    rev
    (Ὁ ἅγιος) Βασί λειος
    rev
    2+ καὶ μη(τ)ροπολίτῃ Ἀμασείας

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ προέδρῳ vel πρωτοπροέδρῳ / καὶ μητροπολίτῃ ᾿Αμασείας. Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος.

    Mother of God. Theotokos help Theodoros, proedros (or protoproedros) et metropolitan of Amaseia. St. Basil.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 232, Laurent, Corpus, 5.1, 418 (cet ex.), PBW 2016, Theodoros 175 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes