SigiDoc: Seal of Constantine, bishop of Vidin and synkellos

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 21
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Execution: Struck
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Condition: Pressé et oblitéré dans la partie supérieure et sur le côté gauche du revers; surfrappé.

Category: Ecclesiastical seals
Issuer: Constantine
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 474
Acquisition: Donation by Henri Seyrig
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Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Iconography with legend in columns
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 14
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Iconography: Buste de la Vierge, tenant des deux mains le médaillon de l’Enfant. Sigle.
Decoration: Cercle de grènetis.
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Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Legend of 5 lines
Field dimensions (mm): Diam. 14
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Decoration: Cercle de grènetis. Dernière ligne de la légende accostée de deux tirets.
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Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]

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1Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)
2[Κ]ων(σταντίνῳ) ἐπισ-
3[κό]π(ῳ) Βιδίν(ης)
4[κ(αὶ)] συνγκ(έ)-
5λ(λ)ῳ

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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Βιδίνης καὶ συνγκέλλῳ.

Mother of God. Theotokos help Constantine, bishop of Vidin and synkellos

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