Seal of Petros hypatos and epi ton barbaronshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-1G8G5f

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 16-26
    Weight (g)
    8.2
    Channel orientation (clock)
    6-12
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Orange-beige patina, broken in two halves along the thread channel with one half missing.

    Dating

    Date
    10th c.
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Iconography
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Central administration.
    Issuer
    Petros
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
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    Find date
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany )
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection SB-260
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
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    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography; Within concentric circles of dots, remnants of a circular inscription begin at 12 o'clock.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    A griffin turned toward right.
    Decoration
    Border of dots.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography; Along the circumference, within concentric circles of dots, remnants of a circular inscription begin at 12 o'clock.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    ―
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    A bird, likely a peacock, turned toward right, holding a branch or a tendril in its beak.
    Decoration
    Border of dots.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1[Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶ]ν βα[ρβάρων]
    rev
    2Πέτρ[ῳ ὑπ]άτῳ [(καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρων]

    Diplomatic

    obv
    1..Να...
    rev
    2Π̣ε̣τ̣ρ̣...ατ...

    Legend and translation

    Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρων / Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρων.

    Petros hypatos and epi ton barbaron. Petros hypatos and epi ton barbaron.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Unpublished
    Parallel(s)
    NBS Auctions, Web Auction 11 (19–20 February 2022), lot 515.
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    The restitution of the circular inscription is based on the parallel. There is a whole series of other seals (with different iconography) naming a Petros hypatos and epi ton barbaron.[1]

    Footnotes

    [1]. DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1951.31.5.2593 , also published in Zacos, 1, no. 3003a-c . On the office see also Sode, 2019 .