Seal of the imperial kommerkia of Thessalonikishow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-AK1ikk

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Weight (g)
    12.5
    Channel orientation (clock)
    1-6
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Dark beige patina, partially effaced, weakly imprinted, two holes in the upper part, blank too small for the die.

    Dating

    Date
    8th c., last quarter.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Iconography
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration.
    Issuer
    Place of origin
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany )
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection SB-11
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Layout of field
    Iconography
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV seated, each wearing a chlamys and a crown with cross.
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    In the upper field, Iconography; in the lower field, legend of 3 lines, the last line is missing.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Two imperial busts, probably Constantine VI and Irene. Details indistinct.
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    rev
    1τῶν β(ασιλικῶν) κομ-
    2[ε]ρκ(ίων) Θεσα-
    3[λονίκ(ης)]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev
    1Τ̣ΝΒΚΟΜ
    2.ρkΘΕCΑ
    3.....

    Legend and translation

    Τῶν βασιλικῶν κομερκίων Θεσαλονίκης.

    (Seal of) the imperial kommerkia of Thessalonika.

    References

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    Unpublished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