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Seal of Niketas (or Nikephoros ?), bishop of Tzamandos
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 28
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Cassé dans la partie droite ; le faible relief des lettres est dû à l’emploi d’un boullôtèrion usé.

    Dating

    Date
    10th C., last quarter- 11th C., first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Thomas
    Issuer's milieu
    secular-church
    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 290
    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
    Croix à deux traverses recroisetées, sur trois degrés et ornée à la base de rinceaux issant dans le champ.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Bordure. Légende précédée d'une croisette, surmontée d'une perle accostée de deux tirets et dernière liste accostée de deux tirets.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ <σῷ δούλῳ>
    rev
    2+ Νική
    3<τ><(ᾳ)> vel <φ(όρῳ)> ἐπισκ(όπῳ)
    4<Τ>ζαμάν-
    5δου

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Νικήτᾳ vel Νικηφόρῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Τζαμάνδου.

    Lord help your servant Niketas or Nikephoros (?), bishop of Tzamandos.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 276, Laurent, Corpus, 5.1, 253 (cet ex. non ill.), PBW 2016, Nikephoros 20119 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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