Robert of Courtenay (1221-1228)
Obverse
The emperor seated on a sellion decorated with animal heads. He wears a crown and imperial garments and holds a cross-topped scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, between a double border of dots.
ΡΟΒΕΡΤΟΣ D ΕΣΠΟΤΗϚ
Ῥοβέρτος dεσπότης
Obverse
The emperor seated on a sellion decorated with animal heads. He wears a crown and imperial garments and holds a cross-topped scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription, between a double border of dots.
ΡΟΒΕΡΤΟΣ D ΕΣΠΟΤΗϚ
Ῥοβέρτος dεσπότης
Reverse
The emperor on horseback to right, wearing armor and holding a sword in the right hand and a shield in the left. Circular inscription, between a double border of dots.
.ROB,TˊD·GRA·IM.ATOR·ROMANI
Rob(er)t(us) D(e)i gra(tia) im[p(er)]ator Romani(ae)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4353 |
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Diameter | 44.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 98.2. Zacos-Veglery, no. 113a. |
Translation
Ῥοβέρτος dεσπότης. Robertus Dei gratia imperator Romaniae.
Robert, despotes. Robert, by the Grace of God, emperor of Romania.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)