Theodora Komnene (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with medallion. Sigla: Μ̣̅Ρ̣.. : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with medallion. Sigla: Μ̣̅Ρ̣.. : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΚΟΜΗΣ
Ε̣Υ̣Κ̣ΛΕΟΥΣ
...ΔΡΑ̣.
σφραγὶς Κομνηνῆς [εὐκ]λεοῦς [Θεο]δώρα[ς]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.382 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2497c. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Κομνηνῆς εὐκλεοῦς Θεοδώρας.
Seal of the illustrious Theodora Komnene.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα τοῦ ἐν ἈΘήναις Ἐθνικοῦ Νομισματικοῦ Μουσείου (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. Two related types are known: (1) IFEB 763; Athens 647β; Archäologisches Institut und Museum Sofia (Konstantopulos 647β; Stavrakos 122; Jordanov, Corpus II 321 and III 1931); (2) Schlumberger and Zacos (Schlumberger, Sig. 645, no. 30; Laurent, Bulles métriques, 299). See also PBW : Theodora 20106.