Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a chiton and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and in the left a book with a cover ornamented in center with one pellet. 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.
...ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμ]μαν[ο]υήλ.
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a chiton and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and in the left a book with a cover ornamented in center with one pellet. 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.
...ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμ]μαν[ο]υήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros and holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
CΩSAIA.......
Cωnstanti(nos) a[utocrat(or)].
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.628 (formerly DO 58.106.628) |
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Diameter | 36.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 73.9. |
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)
- Das byzantinische Bleisiegel als Kunstwerk: Katalog zur Ausstellung (Open in Zotero)