Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. He is depicted with a long face framed by an oval-shaped nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐ[μμα]νουήλ
Reverse
The emperor Constantine X bearded standing, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros, one end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
κων.σιλευσρωμα...οδκ,
Κων(σταντῖνος) β[α]σιλεὺς Ῥωμα[ίων] ὁ Δούκ(ας)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. He is depicted with a long face framed by an oval-shaped nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐ[μμα]νουήλ
Reverse
The emperor Constantine X bearded standing, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros, one end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
κων.σιλευσρωμα...οδκ,
Κων(σταντῖνος) β[α]σιλεὺς Ῥωμα[ίων] ὁ Δούκ(ας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1668 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 77.8. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνος βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων ὁ Δούκας.
Constantine Doukas, basileus of the Romans.
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)