SigiDoc: Seal of Stephen, protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the genikon

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Artifact

Type: Seal
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Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 19
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Execution: Struck
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Condition: Rogné sur tout le pourtour; entaille au bas du revers; échancure à l’orifice inférieur du revers dont le champ est décentré vers le sommet; la dernière ligne de la légende au revers n'est pas conservée.

Dating

Date: 11th C., first half
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History

Category: Central administration
Issuer: Stephen
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 335
Acquisition: Donation by Henri Seyrig
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Obverse

Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Iconography, circular legend
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Iconography: Buste de saint Michel ailé, gestes et sigles indistincts.
Decoration: Bordure indistincte.
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Reverse

Language(s): greek
Layout of field: Legend of 5 lines
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Iconography: ―
Decoration: Cercle de grènetis; avant le début de la légende, sur une même ligne, une croisette qui a disparu.
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Images

Edition

Interpretive

obv

[...?... ...?...]

obv

1+ Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ [δούλ(ῳ)]

rev

2[+] Στεφάν(ῳ)
3[β(ασιλίκῳ)] (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ)
4[μ]εγ(άλῳ) χαρτου-
5[λ(αρίῳ)] τοῦ γε[ν]ι[κ(οῦ)]
6[λο]γ[οθ(εσίου)]

Diplomatic

obv

rev

Apparatus

None.

Legend and translation

+ Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / + Στεφάνῳ, βασιλίκῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου.

Lord help your servant Stephen, protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the genikon.

References

Edition(s): Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 90 .
Parallel(s): Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya, Laurent, Corpus, 2, 352; Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC, Laurent, Corpus, 2, 892.
Further references: No further references

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