Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180)
Obverse
Faint outline of a half-length representation of Christ. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Inscription visible at left: ὁ Ἐ[μ]μα[νουήλ]. No border visible.
Reverse
Manuel standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with six pellets. He holds a labarum in the right hand and an akakia in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at upper left. Border of dots.
. . . ποτη . . .
[Μανουὴλ δεσ]πότη(ς) [ὁ πορφυρογέννητος].
Obverse
Faint outline of a half-length representation of Christ. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Inscription visible at left: ὁ Ἐ[μ]μα[νουήλ]. No border visible.
Reverse
Manuel standing on a dais, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with six pellets. He holds a labarum in the right hand and an akakia in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at upper left. Border of dots.
. . . ποτη . . .
[Μανουὴλ δεσ]πότη(ς) [ὁ πορφυρογέννητος].
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2780 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 40.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 93.9. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Μανουὴλ δεσπότης ὁ πορφυρογέννητος.
Manuel porphyrogennetos, 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)