Seal of Symeon monachosshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-qhyMJv

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 28
    Weight (g)
    14.3
    Channel orientation (clock)
    5-11
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Beige patina, weakly imprinted, cracked along the channel and chipped at the lower end of it.

    Dating

    Date
    11th c.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical
    Issuer
    Symeon
    Milieu: Monastic
    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-225
    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 the legend, a decoration consisting of a X with pellets in its quarters set between two dashes. Border of dots.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 3 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    Above and below the legend, a decoration consisting of a X with pellets in its quarters set between two dashes. Border of dots.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε βο-
    2ήθει τῷ
    3σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
    rev
    4Συμε-
    5ὼν μο-
    6ναχῷ

    Diplomatic

    obv
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    1+ΚΕΒο
    2ηθειτ
    3σδλ,
    
    rev
    
    4Συμε
    5νμο
    6ναχ
    

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Συμεὼν μοναχῷ.

    Lord, help your servant Symeon monachos.

    References

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    Unpublished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