Michael VII Doukas (1071–1078)
Obverse
Christ seated on a square-backed throne. The upper part of the throne is decorated at left and right with seven pellets. He is shown blessing with the right hand and holding a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm is decorated with one pellet. Sigla at left and right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Michael VII standing on a round dais and wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. A partially preserved inscription running along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑ.ΛΑΥΤ,ΚΡ. . .
Μιχα[ὴ]λ αὐτ(ο)κρ(ά)[τ(ωρ) Ῥωμ(αίων) ὁ Δούκ(ας)]
Obverse
Christ seated on a square-backed throne. The upper part of the throne is decorated at left and right with seven pellets. He is shown blessing with the right hand and holding a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm is decorated with one pellet. Sigla at left and right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Michael VII standing on a round dais and wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. A partially preserved inscription running along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑ.ΛΑΥΤ,ΚΡ. . .
Μιχα[ὴ]λ αὐτ(ο)κρ(ά)[τ(ωρ) Ῥωμ(αίων) ὁ Δούκ(ας)]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1675 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 84.5. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ αὐτοκράτωρ Ῥωμαίων ὁ Δούκας.
Michael Doukas, autokrator 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)
Commentary
The inscription along the circumference of the reverse can be restored with reference to the other seals issued by this emperor.