Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris (1208-22)
Obverse
St. Theodore Stratelates standing on a dais, wearing a military chlamys draped over the shoulder. He holds in the left hand an oblong shield decorated in the center with the device of a snake. In column at right: Ο|ΡΑ|ΤΗ|ΛΑ|ΤΗ|Σ: [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος] ὁ στρατηλάτης. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Theodore Stratelates standing on a dais, wearing a military chlamys draped over the shoulder. He holds in the left hand an oblong shield decorated in the center with the device of a snake. In column at right: Ο|ΡΑ|ΤΗ|ΛΑ|ΤΗ|Σ: [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος] ὁ στρατηλάτης. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor standing, wearing a crown with a cross and a chlamys. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Columnar inscription at left Border of dots.
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Θεόδωρος δεσπότης [Κομνηνὸς ὁ Λάσκαρις].
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4355 |
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Diameter | 43.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 101.1. |
Translation
Θεόδωρος δεσπότης Κομνηνὸς ὁ Λάσκαρις.
Theodore Komnenos Laskaris, 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)