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CAES0513

Caesarea, 6th-7th century CE. Seal. Label (Ownership).
Transcription

MonogramἸωάννου

Translation

Of John

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:

Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: 1.7 cm; D: —

Date

500 CE to 699 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Cruciform monogram reverse

  • Bust in high relief obverse

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Nesbitt, John W. “Byzantine Lead Seals from the Vicinity of the Governor’s Palace and Warehouses (CC and KK).” In Caesarea Papers 2. Herod’s Temple, the Provincial Governor’s Praetorium, and Granaries, the Later Harbor, a Gold Coin Hoard, and Other Studies, edited by K.G. Holum, A. Raban, and J. Patrich, 129–35. Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1999. insc 15.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Nesbitt, John W. “Byzantine Lead Seals from the Vicinity of the Governor’s Palace and Warehouses (CC and KK).” In Caesarea Papers 2. Herod’s Temple, the Provincial Governor’s Praetorium, and Granaries, the Later Harbor, a Gold Coin Hoard, and Other Studies, edited by K.G. Holum, A. Raban, and J. Patrich, 129–35. Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1999. insc 15.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Nesbitt, John W. “Byzantine Lead Seals from the Vicinity of the Governor’s Palace and Warehouses (CC and KK).” In Caesarea Papers 2. Herod’s Temple, the Provincial Governor’s Praetorium, and Granaries, the Later Harbor, a Gold Coin Hoard, and Other Studies, edited by K.G. Holum, A. Raban, and J. Patrich, 129–35. Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1999. insc 15.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," CAES0513, 8 August 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89