Seal of Sisinnios, spatharios and protonotariosshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-aHISUt

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Bien centré, mais en voie d’oxydation.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., first-second third
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Sisinios
    Milieu: Civil
    Gender: -
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
    Find place
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    Find date
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    Find circumstances
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    Modern location
    Paris (France)
    Institution and repository
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
    Collection and inventory
    Henri Seyrig Collection 377
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    *untranslated*
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Buste de saint Georges, tenant la lance et le bouclier qui est bordé de globules. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Une croisette précède la légende sur une même ligne. La dernière ligne est accostée par deux tirets. Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a[(Ὁ ἅγιος)] Γ[ε] bώργιο(ς)
    rev
    1+ Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)
    2Σισιν(νί)ῳ
    3σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)
    4(πρωτο)νοτα-
    5ρ(ίῳ)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / + Κύριε βοήθει Σισιννίῳ σπαθαρίῳ και πρωτονοταρίῳ.

    St. George. Lord help Sisinnios, spatharios and protonotarios.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 117 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Footnotes