Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding his right hand in blessing and the book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla visible at left: ΙΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with six dots. From the edge hang three tassels. He holds a labarum (partially imprinted) in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription visible at right (restored with reference to better preserved specimens). Border of dots.
..........ποτ,τωκομνηνω
[Ἀλεξίῳ δεσ]πότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομνηνῷ
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding his right hand in blessing and the book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla visible at left: ΙΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with six dots. From the edge hang three tassels. He holds a labarum (partially imprinted) in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription visible at right (restored with reference to better preserved specimens). Border of dots.
..........ποτ,τωκομνηνω
[Ἀλεξίῳ δεσ]πότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομνηνῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1687 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.27. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
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)