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Artifact

Type: Seal
Matrix: SigiDoc ID: m-cC2HC1

Physical description

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 11-22
Weight (g): 3.4
Channel orientation (clock): 3-9
Axis (clock): ―
Overstrike orientation (clock): ―
Execution: Struck
Countermark: ―
Condition: Broken in two halves along the thread channel with one half missing.

Dating

Date: 10th c., first half.
Internal date: ―
Dating criteria: Epigraphy, Iconography
Alternative date: ―

History

Category: Undetermined
Issuer: Symeon
Milieu: Civil
Gender: Male
Place of origin: ―
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Find circumstances: ―
Modern location: Cologne (Germany )
Institution and repository: ―
Collection and inventory: Robert Feind Collection Kr-40
Acquisition: ―
Previous locations: ―
Modern observations: ―

Obverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Iconography with circular legend along the circumference.
Field dimensions (mm): ―
Matrix: ―
Iconography: Patriarchal cross.
Decoration: Border of dots.
Epigraphy: ―

Reverse

Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Legend of 4 (?) lines.
Field dimensions (mm): ―
Matrix: ―
Iconography: ―
Decoration: Cross at the beginning of the legend. Border of dots.
Epigraphy: ―

Images

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Edition

obv

1[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δούλῳ]

rev

2Συμε-
3ὼν β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα-
4[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)] κουράτ(ορι) τ
5[- - -?- - -]

obv

1…ΟΗθhτC.....

rev

2+συμε
3̣νʹαʹσπα
4..κρατ͵τ
5...

Legend and translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Συμεὼν βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουράτορι τ...

Lord, help your servant Symeon imperial protospatharios and kourator of…

References

Edition(s): Unpublished
Parallel(s): No parallels known
Further references: No further references