Alexios Komnenos, sebastos and megas domestikos (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, with a spear and a shield. Sigla in columns on two sides: Ο̣||ΓΙ|Ο̣Σ..ΜΗ|ΤΡ|Ι|Ο,: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
ΣΕΑΣ...
ΗΗΟΜΕ.
.ΙΚΟΝΑΛΕΙ̣
ΟΝΝΝ̣Τ̣ΟΝΚΟ̣
Μ̣ΝΗΝΟΝΕΙ
ΚΝΥ
Σεβαστὸν ἤδη καὶ δομέστικον μέγαν Ἀλέξιον νῦν τὸν Κομνηνὸν δεικνύω
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, with a spear and a shield. Sigla in columns on two sides: Ο̣||ΓΙ|Ο̣Σ..ΜΗ|ΤΡ|Ι|Ο,: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
ΣΕΑΣ...
ΗΗΟΜΕ.
.ΙΚΟΝΑΛΕΙ̣
ΟΝΝΝ̣Τ̣ΟΝΚΟ̣
Μ̣ΝΗΝΟΝΕΙ
ΚΝΥ
Σεβαστὸν ἤδη καὶ δομέστικον μέγαν Ἀλέξιον νῦν τὸν Κομνηνὸν δεικνύω
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3960 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1908. |
Translation
Σεβαστὸν ἤδη καὶ δομέστικον μέγαν Ἀλέξιον νῦν τὸν Κομνηνὸν δεικνύω.
I present Alexios Komnenos, already a sebastos and now a megas domestikos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. The seals of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos listed below are related but are not exact parallels to this specimen, differing in the rendering of the iconography on the obverse and in the epigraphy.