Constantine X Doukas (1065-67)
Obverse
Christ Emmanuel seated on a lyre-backed throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, the emperor Constantine X standing, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros and holding the right hand before his chest and a globus cruciger in the left; and at right, the Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, the right hand uplifted and touching the emperor’s crown in blessing. Her left hand is held palm outward. Sigla between them, above: Μ(ήτηρ) and at right: Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription. Border of dots.
κωνασλοδκασ
Κων(σταντῖνος) βασ(ι)λ(εὺς) ὁ Δούκας.
Obverse
Christ Emmanuel seated on a lyre-backed throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, the emperor Constantine X standing, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros and holding the right hand before his chest and a globus cruciger in the left; and at right, the Mother of God standing, wearing a chiton and maphorion, the right hand uplifted and touching the emperor’s crown in blessing. Her left hand is held palm outward. Sigla between them, above: Μ(ήτηρ) and at right: Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription. Border of dots.
κωνασλοδκασ
Κων(σταντῖνος) βασ(ι)λ(εὺς) ὁ Δούκας.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4326 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 78.2; Zacos-Veglery no. 88a. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνος βασιλεὺς ὁ Δούκας.
Constantine Doukas, basileus.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)