Seal of Constantine, deacon, chartophylax of Saint-Sophiashow 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. 31
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Légère échancrure aux orifices du canal ; légèrement pressé et oblitéré sur les bords des deux faces et légèrement décentré vers la droite.

    Dating

    Date
    12th C., middle
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature, Onomastics, Parallel, Historical context, *untranslated*
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Constantine
    Milieu: Secular Church
    Gender: -
    Place of origin
    Byzantine Empire
    Find place
    Constantinople (Istanbul)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Paris (France)
    Institution and repository
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
    Collection and inventory
    Henri Seyrig Collection 694
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    *untranslated*
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    La Vierge, debout, avec le médaillon du Christ. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Legend of 7 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 25
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis. Légende surmontée d’une croisette.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    aΜ(ήτη)ρ bΘ(εο)[ῦ]
    obv
    aἡ Μαχαι bρωθεῖσ(α)
    rev
    1Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ-
    2ει Κων(σταντίνῳ) δια-
    3κόνῳ καὶ
    4χαρτοφύ-
    5λακι τῆς Με-
    6γάλ(ης) Ἐκκλ(η)-
    7σίας

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ ἡ μαχαιρωθεῖσα. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.

    The Mother of God stabbed with a knife. / Theotokos aid Constantine, deacon and chartophylax of the Great Church.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 227 .
    Parallel(s)
    Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. (coll. Zacos (issu d’un boullôtèrion différent), Laurent, Corpus, 5.1, 99, Zacos, 2, 413, DO Seals, 5, 42.1, DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1958.106.4820, PBW 2016, Konstantinos 20130 .
    Further references
    Galavaris, 1959, 229 .

    Footnotes