Seal of Genesios imperial protospatharios, epi ton oikeiakon, and epi tou manglaviou
SigiDoc ID: s-QKO2iT
Artifact
- Type
- Seal
- Matrix
- SigiDoc ID: m-PiiMpC
Physical description
- Medium
- Original impression
- Material
- Lead
- Shape
- Round
- Dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 23
- Weight (g)
- 5.7
- Channel orientation (clock)
- 6-12
- Axis (clock)
- ―
- Overstrike orientation (clock)
- ―
- Execution
- Struck
- Countermark
- ―
- Condition
- Beige patina, partially flattened and effaced, weakly imprinted, struck off-centre to the right on the obverse, to the left on the reverse.
Dating
- Date
- 10th c.
- Internal date
- ―
- Dating criteria
- Iconography
- Alternative date
- ―
History
- Category
- Central administration.
- Issuer
- Genesios
Milieu: Civil; Military
Gender: Male - Place of origin
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- Find place
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- Find date
- ―
- Find circumstances
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- Modern location
- Cologne (Germany)
- Institution and repository
- ―
- Collection and inventory
- Robert Feind Collection SB-118
- Acquisition
- ―
- Previous locations
- ―
- Modern observations
- ―
Obverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Iconography
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- A rosace or floral pattern consisting of a cross adorned with a pellet in the middle and at the end of each arm, and with fleurons in the quarters. Along the circumference, a partially preserved circular inscription beginning at 12 o’clock.
- Decoration
- Border of dots.
- Epigraphy
- ―
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Legend of 5 lines.
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- ―
- Decoration
- Border of dots.
- Epigraphy
- ―
- [caption of the image]
- [caption of the image]
- Edition(s)
- Parallel(s)
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- Further references
Reverse
Images
RTI
Edition
Legend and translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Γενεσήῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκειακῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγλαβίου.
Lord, help your servant Genesios imperial protospatharios, epi ton oikeiakon, and epi tou manglaviou.