Seal of Theodoros magistros, vestarches, and droungarios of the Vigla
SigiDoc ID: s-N4yCIj
Artifact
- Type
- Seal
- Matrix
- SigiDoc ID: m-odlgTI
Physical description
- Medium
- Original impression
- Material
- Lead
- Shape
- Round
- Dimensions (mm)
- Diam. 23-26
- Weight (g)
- 12.5
- Channel orientation (clock)
- 6-12
- Axis (clock)
- ―
- Overstrike orientation (clock)
- ―
- Execution
- Struck
- Countermark
- ―
- Condition
- Blank too small for the die.
Dating
- Date
- 11th c., second half.
- Internal date
- ―
- Dating criteria
- Epigraphy, Iconography
- Alternative date
- ―
History
- Category
- Central administration.
- Issuer
- Theodoros
Milieu: Military
Gender: Male - Place of origin
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- Find place
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- Find date
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- Find circumstances
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- Modern location
- Cologne (Germany)
- Institution and repository
- ―
- Collection and inventory
- Robert Feind Collection SB-45
- Acquisition
- ―
- Previous locations
- ―
- Modern observations
- ―
Obverse
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Iconography
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
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- Iconography
- The Mother of God seated on a on a high-backed throne decorated with a rhombus and dot pattern, holding the medallion of Christ before her. No sigla visible.
- Decoration
- Border of dots.
- Epigraphy
- ―
- Language(s)
- Greek
- Layout of field
- Legend of 7 lines.
- Field dimensions (mm)
- ―
- Matrix
- ―
- Iconography
- ―
- Decoration
- Border of dots.
- Epigraphy
- ―
- [caption of the image]
- [caption of the image]
- Edition(s)
- Parallel(s)
- Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction IX (22 March 2015), lot 1012 .
- Further references
Reverse
Images
RTI
Edition
Legend and translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ μαγίστρῳ βεστάρχῃ δρουγγαρίῳ τῆς βίγλας.
Mother of God, help Theodoros magistros, vestarches, and droungarios of the Vigla.