Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, offering a blessing and holding a book (partially destroyed) in the left. Sigla visible at right: χσ̅: [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. The emperor is depicted with heavy features. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλειωδε...τ,τωκομνηνω
Ἀλεξίῳ δε[σπό]τ(ῃ) τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, offering a blessing and holding a book (partially destroyed) in the left. Sigla visible at right: χσ̅: [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. The emperor is depicted with heavy features. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλειωδε...τ,τωκομνηνω
Ἀλεξίῳ δε[σπό]τ(ῃ) τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4341 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.18. |
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)