The imperial kommerkion of Constantinople (730–741)
Obverse
Busts of Leo III (left) and Constantine V (right), each wearing a chlamys and crown with cross, and holding a long cross between them. No inscription visible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΤΝΒ
ΣΙΛΙΚΝ
ΚΟΜΜΡΚΙ
ΝΚΝΣΤΝΤ
.Ν.......
Τῶν βασιλικῶν κομμερκίων Κωνσταντ[ι]ν[ουπόλεως]
Obverse
Busts of Leo III (left) and Constantine V (right), each wearing a chlamys and crown with cross, and holding a long cross between them. No inscription visible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΤΝΒ
ΣΙΛΙΚΝ
ΚΟΜΜΡΚΙ
ΝΚΝΣΤΝΤ
.Ν.......
Τῶν βασιλικῶν κομμερκίων Κωνσταντ[ι]ν[ουπόλεως]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.545 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 45.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 23.15; Zacos–Veglery, no. 257. |
Translation
Τῶν βασιλικῶν κομμερκίων Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.
(Seal of) the imperial kommerkia of Constantinople.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This object is not a seal, but a piece of folded metal with the imprint of a boulloterion.