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Seal of Nikodemos, archbishop of Corinth
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
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    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Légère échancrure à l’orifice inferieur du canal, dont la ligne est fissurée sur les deux faces; entaille au revers sur le bord de gauche; gravure nette.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., after 1032- ca 1040
    Internal date
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    Dating criteria
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    Alternative date
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    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Nikodemos
    Issuer's milieu
    secular-church
    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 8
    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 circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Buste de la Vierge Nikopoios, tenant devant sa poitrine le médaillon de l’Enfant. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
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    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis. Légende précédée d’une croisette, surmontée et suivie d’un losange de perles accosté de deux tirets.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ
    obv
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
    rev
    2+ Νικο-
    3δήμῳ ἀρχ(ι)-
    4επισκόπ(ῳ)
    5[Κ]ορίνθ(ου)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. / + Νικοδήμῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Κορίνθου.

    Mother of God. Theotokos help your servant. Nikodemos, archbishop of Corinth.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 245, Laurent, Corpus, 5.1, 559 (cet ex. ill.), PBW 2016, Nikodemos 20101 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes