Seal of Leo Tzirithon, protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the genikonshow 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 légèrement dans la partie supérieure; quelques entailles sur le droit; belle gravure.

    Dating

    Date
    11th C., middle
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Prosopography, Epigraphy, Titulature
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Central administration
    Issuer
    Leo Tzirithon
    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 542
    Acquisition

    Donation by Henri Seyrig

    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    *untranslated*
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns and circular legend
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Vierge, à mi-corps, portant l’Enfant sur le bras gauche; dans le champ, de part et d'autre de l'effigie, épigraphe en colonne.
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    ―
    Layout of field
    Legend of 6 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 21
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    Cercle de grènetis; après la légende, sur une ligne séparée,une perle accostée de deux tirets.
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    aΜή(τη)ρ bΘ(εοῦ)
    obv
    1 [+ Θ](εοτό)κε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
    rev
    2Λέοντ(ι)
    3(πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)
    4μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτου-
    5λ(αρίῳ) τοῦ γεν(ικοῦ)
    6λογοθ(εσίου) ὁ
    7Τζιρίθ(ων)

    Diplomatic

    obv
    rev

    Apparatus

    None.

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / + Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι πρωοτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου ὁ Τζιρίθων.

    Mother of God. Mother of God help your servant Leo Tzirithon, protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the genikon.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, Cheynet, Morrisson, Seibt, coll. Seyrig, 1991, 88 .
    Parallel(s)
    Bibliothèque de l’Académie Roumaine, Bucarest, Laurent, coll. Orghidan, 1952, 171 ;
    Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., Laurent, Corpus, 2, 351 ;
    Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., DO Seals, Online Catalogue, BZS.1955.1.3381 (DO 55.1.2381) .
    Further references
    PBW 2016, Leon 20123 .

    Footnotes