Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left and right: σ̅χσ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum (partially visible) in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at left. No visible border.
...εΞ..δ . . .
[Ἀλ]εξ[ίῳ] δ[εσπότῃ τῷ Κομνηνῷ]
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla at left and right: σ̅χσ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum (partially visible) in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at left. No visible border.
...εΞ..δ . . .
[Ἀλ]εξ[ίῳ] δ[εσπότῃ τῷ Κομνηνῷ]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4346 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.23. |
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 shape of Christ’s dais is deformed.