SigiDoc: Seal of Philotheos or Dorotheos, epi tou koitonos Guarded by God and strategos of the Aegean Sea

Medium: Original impression
Material: Lead
Shape: Round
Dimensions (mm): Diam. 24
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Channel orientation (clock): 12-6
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Overstrike orientation (clock): ―
Execution: Struck
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Condition: Off-centre strike; trimmed around the edge; very heavy oxidation, especially on the obverse; slightly indented at the channel openings; a small portion of the support is lost along the edge, between 2 and 4 (in relation to the obverse).

Category: Provincial administration
Issuer: Philotheos Dorotheos
Milieu: Military
Gender: Male
Place of origin: Aegean Sea
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Modern location: Paris (France)
Institution and repository: Institut Catholique de Paris, Institut Français d’Études Byzantines
Collection and inventory: IFEB 822 (olim 922)
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Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Iconography, with inscription in columns and maybe an invocative circular legend not preserved.
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Iconography: Bust of an indeterminate saint, with inscription in columns: if the accompanying label is correct, it could be saint Elias.
Decoration: Indistinct border.
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Language(s): Greek
Layout of field: Linear legend of 6 lines, of which the first one is lost.
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Decoration: Border of dots; the last line of the legend is preceded and followed by dashes.
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