Isaac Komnenos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Partially preserved image of St. George standing and balancing his shield against the ground. Epigraphy visible at right: γε||γι|οσ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Partially preserved image of St. George standing and balancing his shield against the ground. Epigraphy visible at right: γε||γι|οσ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of eight lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
κομνην
ουκοπ
τροπτ
ισκιον
οκρ
θυγοπ
.ροστε
.εσκε
Κομνην[ο]δουκόπ[αιδα] μητροπατ[ρόθεν] Ἰσαάκιον [ὃς σε]βαστοκρα[τόρων] θυγατρόπ[αις γαμβ]ρός τε, [μάρτυς, μ]ε σκέ[ποις]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1089 |
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Diameter | 43.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1116 (listing previous editions); the seal dates from before 1185. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κομνηνοδουκόπαιδα μητροπατρόθεν Ἰσαάκιον ὃς σεβαστοκρατόρων θυγατρόπαις γαμβρός τε, μάρτυς, με σκέποις.
Martyr, watch over me, Isaac, a descendant of the Komnenoi and Doukai through my mother and father, the son of a sebastokrator's daughter and brother-in-law to another.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the commentary to the parallel specimen BZS.1951.31.5.532.