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Seal of George, imperial vestitor
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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
    Brisé; une cassure a détruit le tiers supérieur; le droit est très oxydé.

    Dating

    Date
    7th C., end- 8th C., beginning
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Seals of dignitaries
    Issuer
    George
    Issuer's milieu
    civil
    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 360
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Between eagle's wings, marian monogram, type Laurent I.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Eagle rising, head turned to the right, with, between the wings, a monogram.
    Decoration
    Cercle de feuillage
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Cercle de feuillage; avant la légende, sur une ligne séparée, une croisette; la dernière ligne est accostée de perles, dont la deuxième est perdue.
    Epigraphy

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1(Θεοτόκε βοήθει)
    rev
    2[Γε]ωρ-
    3γί[ο β(ασιλικῷ)] βεσ-
    4τύτω-
    5ρι

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει / Γεωργίο βασιλικῷ βεστύτωρι.

    Mother of God help George, imperial vestitor.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 75 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    Footnotes