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Seal Xene Komnene, nun and kouropalatissa
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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
    Profondément entaillé sur la droite du droit et le long de la ligne du canal ; bord relevé ; éraflures et entailles sur les deux faces.

    Dating

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

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Issuer's milieu
    monastic
    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 518
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Buste de la Vierge, orante, avec le médaillon de l’Enfant. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis. Légende précédée d’une croisette.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ
    rev
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε
    2βοήθ(ει) Ξέ-
    3νῃ (μον)αχ(ῇ) κο(υ)ρ(ο)πα-
    4[λα]τίσ(σῃ) τῇ
    5Κομνην(ῇ)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ξένῃ μοναχῇ κουροπαλατίσσῃ τῇ Κομνηνῇ.

    Mother of God. Theotokos help Xene Komnene, nun and kouropalatissa.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 290, Laurent, Corpus, 5.2, 1476 (cet ex. non ill.), PBW 2016, Theodora 106 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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