Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180)
Obverse
Half-length representation of a beardless Christ, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a scroll in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla at left and right: [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Inscription in columns at left and right: ὁ [Ἐ]μ[μ]αν[ου]ήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Faint outline of Manuel standing, wearing a crown with cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and an akakia in the left. Partial remains of a circular inscription at right. Indeterminate border.
. . . οπορφυρ . . .
[Μανουὴλ δεσπότ(ης)] ὁ πορφυρ[ογέννητος]
Obverse
Half-length representation of a beardless Christ, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a scroll in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla at left and right: [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Inscription in columns at left and right: ὁ [Ἐ]μ[μ]αν[ου]ήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Faint outline of Manuel standing, wearing a crown with cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and an akakia in the left. Partial remains of a circular inscription at right. Indeterminate border.
. . . οπορφυρ . . .
[Μανουὴλ δεσπότ(ης)] ὁ πορφυρ[ογέννητος]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1697 |
---|---|
Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 93.10. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Μανουὴλ δεσπότης ὁ πορφυρογέννητος.
The emperor Manuel, born in the purple.
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)