Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1025)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, holding a book in the left hand. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of two pellets. No sigla visible. Remains of a circular inscription visible at right. Border of dots.
....ΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμμα]νουήλ.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, a half-length representation of Basil II bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros; and at right the faint outline of a half-length representation of Constantine VIII. They hold between them a long patriarchal cross. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ASILCCOS.......
Basil(ios) c(e) Cons[tanti(nos) b(asilis) R(omaion)].
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, holding a book in the left hand. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of two pellets. No sigla visible. Remains of a circular inscription visible at right. Border of dots.
....ΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμμα]νουήλ.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, a half-length representation of Basil II bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros; and at right the faint outline of a half-length representation of Constantine VIII. They hold between them a long patriarchal cross. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ASILCCOS.......
Basil(ios) c(e) Cons[tanti(nos) b(asilis) R(omaion)].
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.349 (formerly DO 47.2.349) |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 69.8. |
Translation
Basilios ce Constantinos basilis Romaion.
Basil and Constantine, basileis of the Romans.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)