Constantine X Doukas (1059-67)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
The emperor Constantine X bearded standing, wearing a crown and a loros, one end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Remains of a circular inscription visible at right. Border of dots.
...........οδκ..
[Κων(σταντῖνος) βασιλεὺς] ὁ Δούκ[ας]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.353 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 77.9. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνος βασιλεὺς ὁ Δούκας.
Constantine Doukas, basileus.
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)
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel in Österreich, Vol. 1, Kaiserhof (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
For a similar seal see Seibt, Bleisiegel, no. 20 (ca. 1062-ca. 1064). The Vienna specimen depicts Christ and the emperor on the same smaller scale.