Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. No epigraphy visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλεΞ.....ποττω.......
Ἀλεξ[ίῳ δεσ]πότ(ῃ) τῷ [Κομνηνῷ].
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. No epigraphy visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλεΞ.....ποττω.......
Ἀλεξ[ίῳ δεσ]πότ(ῃ) τῷ [Κομνηνῷ].
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4342 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.19. |
Translation
Ἀλεξίῳ δεσπότῃ τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Alexios Komnenos, despotes.
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)