Seal of Hypatios spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and krites of Cappadociashow 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. 21
    Weight (g)
    8.1
    Channel orientation (clock)
    5-11
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Partially effaced and dented on both sides, blank too small for the die.

    Dating

    Date
    11th c., first third.
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration.
    Issuer
    Hypatios
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    ―
    Find date
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    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany )
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection SB-10
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend. The circular inscription along the circumference is not preserved.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. Remnants of a legend at left.
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δ[ημήτριος]
    obv
    1[Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
    rev
    2Ὑπατίῳ
    3[σπ]αθαρο-
    4[κα]νδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) ἀσ[(η)-
    5κρ]ῆτ(ις) (καὶ) κρ(ι)-
    6τ(ῇ) Καππα(δοκίας)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    ||…
    rev
    1Υ̣Π̣ΑΤΙ̣
    2..ΑΘΑΡΟ̣
    3 ..ΝΑC
    4..ΗΤ,SΚΡ
    5ṭKaA

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Ὑπατίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ Καππαδοκίας.

    St. Demetrios. Mother of God, help your servant Hypatios spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and krites of Cappadocia.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Münzzentrum Rheinland, Auction 100 (8–10 September 1999), lot 764 (= Auctions 1997-2001, p. 243, no. 764 ); Müller Münzenhandlung, Auction 73 (26 February 1993), lot 490,4, only photographs (= Auctions 1991-1996, p. 145, no. 490.4 ).
    Parallel(s)
    (1) Istanbul, Archaeological Museum, no. 259 – Cheynet, Gökyıldırım, Bulgurlu, coll. Istanbul, no. 3.34 ;
    (2) Schlumberger Collection (current location unknown) – Schlumberger, 1884, p. 278, no.4 .
    Further references
    Vlyssidou et al., 1998, p. 444, no. 3 ; Wassiliou, 2002b, p. 43-44, no. 3 .

    Commentary

    The name of the issuer is quite unusual, and in fact Schlumberger read the name on his seal as Akatios.[1]

    Footnotes

    [1]. PmbZ Online, 20206 .