Seal of Ioannes hypatosshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
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    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 24-26
    Weight (g)
    11.8
    Channel orientation (clock)
    1-7
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Grey patina, corroded, chipped at the top and on one side, cracked along the channel on the reverse, struck off-centre to the right on the obverse, to the left on the reverse.

    Dating

    Date
    8th c., first half
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Dignitaries
    Issuer
    Ioannes
    Milieu: *untranslated*; Aristocracy
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    Find place
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany )
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection S-108
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 3 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Above and below, a decoration consisting of a cross between tendrils. Wreath border.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 3 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Above and below, a decoration consisting of a cross between tendrils. Wreath border.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Θεο-
    2[τ]όκε βο-
    3ήθει
    rev
    4Ἰωά-
    5ννη ὑπ-
    6άτω

    Diplomatic

    obv
    
    1θεο.
    2οκεβο̣
    3ηθεị
    4
    rev
    5
    6ιωα̣
    7ννηυπ
    8 ατω
    9 

    Legend and translation

    Θεοτόκε βοήθει / Ἰωάννη ὑπάτω.

    Mother of God, help Ioannes hypatos.

    References

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    Unpublished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

    Footnotes