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 six pellets. He is shown wearing a tunic and himation and 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.
Obverse
Christ seated on a square-backed throne. The upper part of the throne is decorated at left and right with six pellets. He is shown wearing a tunic and himation and 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, wearing a crown with a cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left arm. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑΗΛΑΥΤ,ΚΡ,....ΟΔΚ
Μιχαὴλ αὐτ(ο)κρ(ά)[τ(ωρ) Ῥωμ(αίων)] ὁ Δούκ(ας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1677 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 84.7. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ αὐτοκράτωρ Ῥωμαίων ὁ Δούκας.
Michael Doukas, emperor 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)
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