Constantine Angelos (Doukas), son of a porphyrogennetos and first cousin of the emperor (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
The Annunciation. Inscription preserved at right (the words of the angel in Luke I: 28): Κ̅Σ|Ε|Τ|Σ : Κ(ύριο)ς μετὰ σοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of nine lines. Border of dots.
ΦΥΡΟΦ....
ΕΚΓΟΝΟ....
ΝΤΙΝΟ...
ΤΕΕ.....
ΓΓΕΛΟΝ......
ΚΥΡ......
ΗΣΦΡ.....
ΑΓΡ....
[Πορ]φυροφ[υοῦς] ἔκγονο[ν Κων]σταντίνο[ν πρω]τεξάδε[λφον Ἅ]γγελον β[ασιλέως] κύρωμ[α γραφῶν] ἡ σφρα[γὶς δι]αγρά[φει]
Obverse
The Annunciation. Inscription preserved at right (the words of the angel in Luke I: 28): Κ̅Σ|Ε|Τ|Σ : Κ(ύριο)ς μετὰ σοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of nine lines. Border of dots.
ΦΥΡΟΦ....
ΕΚΓΟΝΟ....
ΝΤΙΝΟ...
ΤΕΕ.....
ΓΓΕΛΟΝ......
ΚΥΡ......
ΗΣΦΡ.....
ΑΓΡ....
[Πορ]φυροφ[υοῦς] ἔκγονο[ν Κων]σταντίνο[ν πρω]τεξάδε[λφον Ἅ]γγελον β[ασιλέως] κύρωμ[α γραφῶν] ἡ σφρα[γὶς δι]αγρά[φει]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.487 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 37.0 mm; field: 36.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1812. |
Translation
Πορφυροφυοῦς ἔκγονον Κωνσταντίνον πρωτεξάδελφον Ἅγγελον βασιλέως κύρωμα γραφῶν ἡ σφραγὶς διαγράφει.
The seal, a verification of his correspondence, presents Constantine Angelos, son of a porphyrogennetos and cousin of the emperor.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Ἡ γενεαλογία τῶν Κομνηνῶν (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This is the seal of Constantine Angelos Doukas, a cousin of the emperor Isaac II Angelos (1185-1195, 1203-1204). He was appointed head of the fleet and governor of Philippoupolis by the emperor but took part in a failed coup against him and was blinded.