Andronikos Doukas, sebastos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, holding the labarum in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: ΜΙ : Μιχ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, holding the labarum in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: ΜΙ : Μιχ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
kΑn
σεαστον
ανρονι
κονμεσκε
ποισ
Δούκαν σεβαστὀν Ἀνδρόνικόν με σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.249 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 655b. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Δούκαν σεβαστὀν Ἀνδρόνικόν με σκέποις.
May you protect me, the sebastos Andronikos Doukas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In her commentary on this and related specimens, Wassiliou-Seibt notes two possibilities for the Andronikos Doukas named in this metrical inscription, both from the later twelfth century. See Polemis, Doukai, no. 220 and no. 224.