Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left: ισ̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais. He wears a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over his left wrist. He holds a labarum in his right hand and in his left a globus cruciger. The cross atop the globus cruciger is uncommonly tall. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
.......δεσποτ,τωκομ
[Ἀλεξίῳ] δεσπότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομ(νηνῷ)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left: ισ̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais. He wears a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over his left wrist. He holds a labarum in his right hand and in his left a globus cruciger. The cross atop the globus cruciger is uncommonly tall. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
.......δεσποτ,τωκομ
[Ἀλεξίῳ] δεσπότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομ(νηνῷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4338 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.15. |
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)
Commentary
The arms of Christ's nimbus do not appear to contain any decoration.