Seal of Georgios apo hypatonhide empty fieldsshow empty fields

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Artifact

Type

Seal

Matrix

SigiDoc ID: m-68Mg1S

Physical description

Medium

Original impression

Material

Lead

Shape

Round

Dimensions (mm)

Diam. 19

Weight (g)

12.3

Channel orientation (clock)

1-7

Axis (clock)

―

Overstrike orientation (clock)

―

Execution

Struck

Countermark

―

Condition

Corroded, blank too small for the die.

Dating

Date

Late 7th c.

Internal date

―

Dating criteria

Epigraphy

Alternative date

―

History

Category

Dignitaries

Issuer

Georgios (PmbZ: Georgios 2038; PLRE: vol. III, Georgius 61)
Milieu: Aristocracy
Gender: Male

Place of origin

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Modern location

Cologne (Germany )

Institution and repository

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Collection and inventory

Robert Feind Collection S-260

Acquisition

―

Previous locations

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Modern observations

―

Obverse

Language(s)

Greek

Layout of field

Legend of 4 lines.

Field dimensions (mm)

―

Matrix

―

Iconography

―

Decoration

Cross at the beginning of the legend. Border indistinct.

Epigraphy

―

Reverse

Language(s)

Greek

Layout of field

―

Field dimensions (mm)

―

Matrix

―

Iconography

―

Decoration

Border indistinct.

Epigraphy

―

Images

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Legend and translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθη / Γεωργίῳ ἀπὸ ὑπάτων.

Mother of God, help Georgios apo hypaton.

References

Edition(s)

Parallel(s)

(1) Athens, Numismatic Museum, no. 585 – Konstantopoulos, coll. Athens, 1917, no. 585;
(2) Istanbul, Archaeological Museum, no. Ist.168a-82 – Cheynet, Gökyıldırım, Bulgurlu, coll. Istanbul, no. 5.30;
(3) Tatis Collection, no. 3018 – Cheynet, coll. Tatış, no. 5.22.

Further references

No further references

Commentary

The seal issuer is known from this seal type.