Sigilii comerciale descoperite la Tomis
Commercial seals discovered at Tomis
Author(s): Eugen Paraschiv-GrigoreSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: commercial seals; Byzantine era; Tomis;
Summary/Abstract: The author presents, in this paper, 13 Byzantine commercial lead seals discovered at Tomis during the interwar period, kept on the National Museum of Romanian History's collections. One of the 13 objects presented is a commercial imperial seal, while another one is issued by the city of Smyrna. The others 11 seals are issued by individuals whose names cannot be specified due to the objects' conservation status. A brief presentation of the Roman-Byzantine and Byzantine commercial seal findings from Dobrudja is included.
Journal: Cercetări Arheologice
- Issue Year: XX/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 165-174
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian