Seal of Theodoros, proedros and metropolitan of Amaseia.show empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: m-mrUmwS

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    Round
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 27
    Weight (g)
    ―
    Channel orientation (clock)
    ―
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    Struck
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Flan très large ; décentré vers la gauche ; en voie de complète oxydation ; lettres bien gravées.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., last third
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature
    Alternative date
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    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer
    Theodoros
    Milieu: Secular Church
    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 343
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
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    Modern observations
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    Obverse

    Language(s)
    *untranslated*
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Buste de la Vierge, orante, portant le médaillon sur la poitrine. Sigle.
    Decoration
    Légende précédée d'une croisette. Deux cercles de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Iconography with circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 23
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Saint Basile de face, en buste, tenant le livre des Évangiles en main gauche et bénissant de la droite.
    Decoration
    Bordure.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    aΜ(ήτη)ρ bΘ(εο)ῦ
    obv
    1+ Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεοδώρ[ῳ] προέδρῳ vel (πρωτο)προέδρῳ
    rev
    a(Ὁ ἅγιος) Βασί bλειος
    rev
    2+ καὶ μη(τ)ροπολίτῃ Ἀμασείας

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ προέδρῳ vel πρωτοπροέδρῳ / καὶ μητροπολίτῃ ᾿Αμασείας. Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος.

    Mother of God. Theotokos help Theodoros, proedros (or protoproedros) et metropolitan of Amaseia. St. Basil.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 232, Laurent, Corpus, 5.1, 418 (cet ex.), PBW 2016, Theodoros 175 .
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references

    Footnotes