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Seal of Constantine Keroularios, protoproedros and grand droungarios of the Vigla
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    ―

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 34
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Rogné ; percé dans sa partie inférieure.

    Dating

    Date
    1074-1078
    Internal date
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    Dating criteria
    ―
    Alternative date
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    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Constantine Keroularios
    Issuer's milieu
    aristocracy
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
    Find place
    Constantinople (Istanbul)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
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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 816a
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
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    Obverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 30
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Saint Nicolas, à droite, saint Ménas, orants, debout, devant l’effigie du Christ nimbé, en buste, figurant dans un médaillon dans la partie supérieure du champ.
    Decoration
    Légende sur 5 lignes précédée d’une croisette. Bordure.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 30
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Légende sur 4 lignes. Bordure.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Images

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς
    obv
    (Ὁ ἄγιος) Νικόλα(ος) (Ὁ ἄγιος) Μην(ᾶς) ὁ Κ[α](λ)λ(ικέλα)δ(ος)
    rev
    1+ Κ(ύρι)ε
    2βοήθει
    3Κων(σταντίνῳ) πρω-
    4τοπρο-
    5έδρῳ
    rev
    Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ
    rev
    [...?...] (Ὁ ἄγιος) Παντελε[ήμ]ων
    rev
    6(καὶ) μεγά-
    7λῳ δρουγ-
    8γαρίῳ τῆς
    9βίγλας

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Ὁ ἄγιος Νικόλαος. Ὁ ἄγιος Μηνᾶς ὁ Καλλικέλαδος. + Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοπροέδρῳ. / Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. [...?...]. Ὁ ἄγιος Παντελεήμων. καὶ μεγάλῳ δρουγγαρίῳ τῆς βίγλας.

    Jesus Christ. St. Nicholas. St. Menas the Kallikelados. Mother of God. [...?...]. St. Panteleimon. Lord help Constantine, protoproedros and grand droungarios of the Vigla.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 96 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

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