Michael II (820–21)
Accession Number: BZS.1951.31.5.1644 (formerly Fogg 1644)
Previous Editions
DO Seals 6 no. 43.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 50a.
Diameter: 26 mm
Field: 17 mm
Weight: 11.46 g
Condition: Corroded.
Obverse
Bust of Michael II, wearing a crown surmounted by a cross and a chlamys, and holding a cross potent on base in his right hand. Details of his left hand unclear. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
Miχaηl bas(ileus).
Reverse
Blank.
Commentary:
Michael II, who ruled from 25 December 820 until 2 October 829, took his son Theophilos as a colleague in May of 821. This seal therefore dates to the opening months of his reign.
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