Michael Angelos, kaisar (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
The Annunciation, with the angel Gabriel approaching the Virgin from the left. Inscription visible at the top center, between the figures, and on the right: οχε|ρε|τισ|μ|ο|σ : ὁ Χερετισμός. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Annunciation, with the angel Gabriel approaching the Virgin from the left. Inscription visible at the top center, between the figures, and on the right: οχε|ρε|τισ|μ|ο|σ : ὁ Χερετισμός. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
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ζοισηχρ
τνγγελ
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λ..κισρο
σ̣μ̣.χηλ
λογουσ
ἐπισφραγίζοις ἡ χαρὰ τῶν ἀγγέλω[ν] τοὺς Ἀγγέλ[ου] καίσαρος Μ[ι]χαὴλ λόγους
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3266 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 771 (listing previous editions). |
Translation
ἐπισφραγίζοις ἡ χαρὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τοὺς Ἀγγέλου καίσαρος Μιχαὴλ λόγους.
May you, the joy of the angels, set your seal upon the words of the kaisar Michael Angelos.
Commentary
The kaisar Michael Angelos named on this seal will have been one of two men known by this name towards the end of the twelfth century: one was the brother of the emperor Isaakios II Angelos (1185-1195, 1203-1204), the other the son of Alexios Angelos Komnenos and first cousin of Isaakios II Angelos.