Seal of the imperial kommerkia of Thraceshow 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)
    Weight (g)
    Channel orientation (clock)
    7-12
    Axis (clock)
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    Condition
    Dented, cracked along the channel and open in the upper half on the obverse, hole on one side; blank too small for the die.

    Dating

    Date
    Early 9th c.
    Internal date
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Iconography
    Alternative date

    History

    Category
    Provincial administration.
    Issuer
    Place of origin
    Find place
    Find date
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    Modern location
    Cologne (Germany )
    Institution and repository
    Collection and inventory
    Robert Feind Collection SB-434
    Acquisition
    Previous locations
    Modern observations

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Layout of field
    Iconography
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    In the upper field, two imperial busts (details indistinct).
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Matrix
    Iconography
    Decoration
    No border visible.
    Epigraphy

    Images

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    RTI

    obverse

    Edition

    Interpretive

    rev
    1Τῶν
    2β(ασιλικῶν) κομ-
    3ερκ(ίων) τῆς
    4[Θ]ρᾴκ(ης)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev
    1Tν
    2βκομ
    3ε̣ρκτησ̣
    4.ρ̣α̣κ̣

    Legend and translation

    Τῶν βασιλικῶν κομερκίων τῆς Θρᾴκης.

    (Seal of) the imperial kommerkia of Thrace.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Unpublished
    Parallel(s)
    (1)-(3) Zacos Collection – Zacos, 1, nos. 281a-c .
    Further references
    No further references

    Commentary

    The restitution of the missing parts of the legend is based on the parallels.