SigiDoc: Seal of Gregory (?), imperial spatharios and strategos of Thessalonica

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 24
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Execution: Struck
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Condition: In a poor state of conservation: very corroded, heavily trimmed around the edges; the lower left-hand corner (in relation to the obverse) has been lost; there are also two holes in the central part of the support; this condition results in the loss of more than half of the monogram on the obverse, and on the reverse makes it difficult to read the first line of the legend, as well as causing the loss of the beginning of all the lines.

Category: Provincial administration
Issuer: Gregory?
Milieu: Military
Gender: Male
Place of origin: Thessalonica
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Modern location: Paris (France)
Institution and repository: Institut Catholique de Paris, Institut Français d’Études Byzantines
Collection and inventory: IFEB 681 (olim 775)
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Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Cruciform invocative monogram of an undefined type due to the state of preservation of the seal: the presence of the central theta, the eta at the right end and the beta at the lower end suggests the Laurent V or VIII type; the monogram is flanked by the usual syllables.
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Decoration: Wreath border very partially preserved.
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Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Linear legend of 4 lines.
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Decoration: Indistinct border; a crosslet maybe preceded the beginning of the legend on the same line.
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