Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and in the left hand a book ornamented in center of the cover with two pellets. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He is shown holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
CΩSAAO.R..
Cωnstant(inos) auto[c]r[at(or)].
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and in the left hand a book ornamented in center of the cover with two pellets. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He is shown holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
CΩSAAO.R..
Cωnstant(inos) auto[c]r[at(or)].
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.627 (formerly DO 58.106.627) |
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Diameter | 36.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 73.5; Zacos-Veglery no. 79c. |
Translation
Cωnstantinos autocrator.
Constantine, autocrator.
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)