Seal of Symbatios, imperial kandidatos and akolouthosshow 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. 24
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Au droit, rogné sur la gauche; pressé et oblitéré sur la droite; boursouflures le long du canal.

    Dating

    Date
    10th C., first half
    Internal date
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    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Symbatios
    Milieu: Military
    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 417
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    *untranslated*
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend.
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Croix potencée au-dessus de trois degrés, ornée des deux côtés d’un fleuron issant jusqu’à mi-champ.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 20
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Une croisette précède la légende sur une même ligne. Ornements indistincts au-dessus de la légende.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    1Κ(ύρι)ε >βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δ(ού)λ(ῳ)]
    rev
    2+ Συμβ-
    3ατίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) κ-
    4ανδιδά-
    5[τ]ῳ (καὶ) ἀκ-
    6ωλούθῳ

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. / + Συμβατίῳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ και ἀκωλούθῳ.

    Lord help your servant. Symbatios, imperial kandidatos et akolouthos.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 123 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Footnotes