Seal of Andronikos protospatharios and tagmatophylax …

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Artifact

Type
Seal
Matrix
SigiDoc ID: m-QTsqS7

Physical description

Medium
Original impression.
Material
Lead
Shape
Round
Dimensions (mm)
Diam. 14-24
Weight (g)
4.2
Channel orientation (clock)
3-8
Axis (clock)
Overstrike orientation (clock)
Execution
Struck
Countermark
Condition
Broken in two halves along the thread channel with one half missing.

Dating

Date
11th c.
Internal date
Dating criteria
Epigraphy
Alternative date

History

Category
Undetermined
Issuer
Andronikos N.
Milieu: Military
Gender: Male
Place of origin
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Modern location
Cologne (Germany)
Institution and repository
Collection and inventory
Robert Feind Collection SB-116
Acquisition
Previous locations
Modern observations

Obverse

Language(s)
Greek
Layout of field
Iconography
Field dimensions (mm)
Matrix
Iconography
Bust of St Georgios. Details indistinct. Legend preserved at right.
Decoration
Border of dots.
Epigraphy

Reverse

Language(s)
Greek
Layout of field
Linear legend of more than 4 lines. Multiple lines are missing.
Field dimensions (mm)
Matrix
Iconography
Decoration
Cross at the beginning of the legend. Border of dots.
Epigraphy

Images

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RTI

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Edition

Interpretive

obv
a[ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε] bώργ(ιος)
rev
1Ἀνδρο-
2νίκο (πρωτο)σπα-
3θαρί(ῳ) (καί) ταγμ[(α)τ(ο)-]
4φύλακα[...?...]

Diplomatic

obv
a... b|ρ|Γ
rev
1+ΑΝΔΡΟ
2ΝΙΚΟạCΠΑ
3ΘΑΡΙṣΤΑΓΜ.
4ΦΥΛΑΚΑ...

Legend and translation

Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. / Ἀνδρονίκο πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ταγματοφύλακα …

St. Georgios. Andronikos protospatharios and tagmatophylax …

References

Edition(s)
Unpublished
Parallel(s)
No parallels known
Further references
No further references