Seal of the hegoumenos of the Christ Philanthropos monasteryshow 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
    Rogné dans la partie inferieure des deux faces; le revers est en voie d’oxydation rapide.

    Dating

    Date
    12th C., second or third third
    Internal date
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    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Titulature, Historical context
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Ecclesiastical seals
    Issuer

    Milieu: Monastic
    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 348
    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
    Cercle de grènetis, le Christ, debout, de face.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Legend of 4 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 22
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Cercles de grènetis. Légende précédée d’une croisette.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    aἸ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς bὁ Φιλάνθρ[ω]πος.
    rev
    1[+] Μονῆς
    2πρόεδρον
    3σῆς Φιλάν(θρωπ)ε-
    4σκέπε

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Ἰησοῦς Χριστός ὁ Φιλάνθρωπος. / Μονῆς πρόεδρον σῆς Φιλάν(θρωπ)ε σκέπε.

    Jesus Christ Philanthropos. / (Christ) Philanthropos, protect the hegoumenos (proedros) of your monastery.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 282 .
    Parallel(s)
    Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. (coll. Zacos), Laurent, Corpus, 5.2, 1184, Laurent, Corpus, 5.3, 1911, Zacos, 2, 683, DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1955.1.4990, DO Seals, 5, 56.2 .
    Further references
    No further references

    Footnotes