Seal of Ioannes patrikios

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Artifact

Type
Seal
Matrix
SigiDoc ID: m-Fjk5f6

Physical description

Medium
Original impression
Material
Lead
Shape
Round
Dimensions (mm)
Diam. 23-25
Weight (g)
8.4
Channel orientation (clock)
5-11
Axis (clock)
Overstrike orientation (clock)
Execution
Struck
Countermark
Condition
Corroded, chipped at both ends of the channel with a larger missing section at the upper end.

Dating

Date
7th c., first half.
Internal date
Dating criteria
Epigraphy
Alternative date

History

Category
Dignitaries
Issuer
Ioannes
Milieu: Private
Gender: Male
Place of origin
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Modern location
Cologne (Germany)
Institution and repository
Collection and inventory
Robert Feind Collection S-16
Acquisition
Previous locations
Modern observations

Obverse

Language(s)
Greek
Layout of field
Legend of 3 lines.
Field dimensions (mm)
Matrix
Iconography
Decoration
Cross at the beginning of the legend (not preserved). Border indistinct.
Epigraphy

Reverse

Language(s)
Greek
Layout of field
Legend of 3 lines.
Field dimensions (mm)
Matrix
Iconography
Decoration
Border indistinct.
Epigraphy

Images

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RTI

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Edition

Interpretive

obv
1Ἰω-
2άνν-
3ου
rev
4πα-
5τρικί-
6ου

Diplomatic

obv
1.Ιω
2ΝΝ
3Ου
rev
4π̣
5τρικι̣
6ου

Legend and translation

Ἰωάννου / πατρικίου.

(Sea of) Ioannes patrikios.

References

Edition(s)
Parallel(s)
(1) Private collection, Germany – Sode1997, no. 428;
(2) Seyrig Collection, 336 – Seyrig, no. 46.
Further references
No further references