Adrianos Komnenos, protosebastos and grand domestikos of all the West (after 1087)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear, his left hand on a shield resting on the ground. Inscription in two columns: ο|α|γι|ο|σγ|ε|ρ|γι|οσ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Circle of pellets within two borders of dots.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear, his left hand on a shield resting on the ground. Inscription in two columns: ο|α|γι|ο|σγ|ε|ρ|γι|οσ: ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Circle of pellets within two borders of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of pellets within concentric circles of dots.
ΚΕ̅,Θ,
τσδλ
αδριανΑσε
αστSδομε
στικπασησ
δυσεστ
κο
Κ(ύριε) β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀδριανῷ (πρωτο)σεβαστῷ (καὶ) μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) δομεστίκῳ πάσης Δύσεως τῷ Κομνηνῷ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.747 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1 no. 1.13c. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀδριανῷ πρωτοσεβαστῷ καὶ μεγάλῳ δομεστίκῳ πάσης Δύσεως τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Lord, help your servant Adrianos Komnenos protosebastos and grand domestikos of all the West.
Bibliography
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα τοῦ ἐν ἈΘήναις Ἐθνικοῦ Νομισματικοῦ Μουσείου (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the commentary to BZS 1947.2.1083. For other seals and sources tracing the career of Adrian Komnenos, see PBW : Adrianos 102.