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Author Topic: Unusual Byzantine Seal with Large K - Tatikios? 6th Century 17 mm 4.86 g  (Read 638 times)

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Offline pogh_poor

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I am working on identifying an unusual (at least to me). early Byzantine seal.  It measures 17 mm and weighs 4.86 g.  
On the obverse, there is a large  :Greek_Kappa: and  :A3:  - There is also possibly a  :Greek_Nu: and a  :Greek_Upsilon:  within a dotted ring
On the reverse, the is a column like monogram with  :Greek_Tau: C or  :GreeK_Sigma:  :Greek_Iota: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon_2:  within a dotted ring

Could it solve Τατίκιος -Seal of Tatikios?  It appears to be 6th Century is age to me.

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Yes, 6th/7th century. A single name divided into two monograms is very unconventional, perhaps even non-existent. So I think it is preferable to see if these monograms can be solved separately first, and I think they can. I would propose to read the personal name IOVCTOV (Justus/Ioustos) on one side, and the common rank of 'kandidatos' KA(ndidatou) shortened on the other.
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Thank you Gert
I was playing with the name Ioustos because of the apparent large Iota, like the example below from Dumbarton Oaks below/  But the type of monogram confused me.  It is neither a block monogram nor a cruciform monogram.  Is there a specific name for this type?  Pogh_poor
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Not that I know of.
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