SigiDoc ID: s-rnLTtj
Artifact
- Type
- Seal
- Matrix
- SigiDoc ID: m-b5BBEd - PBW ID: 178
Physical description
- Medium
- Original impression
- Material
- Lead
- Shape
- Round
- Dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Weight (g)
- ―
- Channel orientation (clock)
- 1-6
- Axis (clock)
- ―
- Overstrike orientation (clock)
- ―
- Execution
- Struck
- Countermark
- ―
- Condition
- Very deep indentations at the channel openings; off-centre strike.
Dating
- Date
- 11th C., second half
- Internal date
- ―
- Dating criteria
- Epigraphy, Parallel, Prosopography
- Alternative date
- ―
History
- Category
- Dignitaries
- Issuer
- Theodore Alyates(PBW: Theodoros 20107)
Milieu: Civil
Gender: Male
- Place of origin
- ―
- Find place
- ―
- Find date
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- 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
- Zacos BnF 40
- Acquisition
-
Gift of Janet Zacos, 1998
- Previous locations
- ―
- Modern observations
- ―
Obverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Iconography with legend in columns.
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- The Virgin standing and praying; as described by BBÖ, 1, p. 280 , the Virgin's dress is held together across her chest and then falls down broadly behind her back. Sigla on either sides of the image.
- Decoration
- Circle of dots.
- Epigraphy
- ―
Reverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Linear legend of 4 lines.
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- ―
- Decoration
- Circle of dots; after the legend, on a separate line, a pearl between dashes; according to the parallel piece, the legend was preceded on a separate line by a crosslet between dashes.
- Epigraphy
- ―
Edition
Legend and translation
Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ ὁ τοῦ Ἀλιάτου.
Mother of God. Mother of God aid Theodore son/nephew of Alyates, patrikios.
References
- Edition(s)
- Unpublished
- Parallel(s)
-
Vienne, MK 332: BBÖ, 1, no. 148.
- Further references
- No further references