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 a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla visible at left: ισ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded front on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with four dots. 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.....ποτ.κομνηνω
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 a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla visible at left: ισ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded front on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with four dots. 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.....ποτ.κομνηνω
Ἀλεξ[ίῳ δεσ]πότ(ῃ) [τῷ] Κομνηνῷ.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.618 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.9. |
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)
Commentary
The globus is uncommonly large.