Alexios Komnenos, sebastos and megas domestikos (1078-1081)
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding a spear and balancing his shield against the ground. Sigla remaining on right side: δ|η|μη|τρι|οσ : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding a spear and balancing his shield against the ground. Sigla remaining on right side: δ|η|μη|τρι|οσ : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σεστον
ηηομεσ
τικονλε
οννυντονκ
νονει
νυ
Σεβαστὸν ἤδη καὶ δομέστικον μέγαν Ἀλέξιον νῦν τὸν Κομνηνὸν δεικνύω
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3329 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1908. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Σεβαστὸν ἤδη καὶ δομέστικον μέγαν Ἀλέξιον νῦν τὸν Κομνηνὸν δεικνύω.
I present Alexios Komnenos, already a sebastos and now a megas domestikos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Metrical.
The seal will have been struck during the reign of Nikephoros III Botaneiates when Alexios Komnenos was promoted to sebastos and grand domestic. See the paralllels linked below.