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Isaac I Komnenos (1057-59)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: (ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of a circular inscription at right. Border of dots.

....ΝΟΥΗΛ

[Ἐμμα]νουήλ

Reverse

Half-length representation of the emperor Isaac I. He is depicted with a long, full face and bearded. He wears a crown with a cross and pendilia and military dress. He is shown holding an upturned sword in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at left. Border of dots.

ΙΣΑΑΚΙΟΣΑΣΙ.......

Ἰσαάκιος βασι[λεὺς Ῥωμ(αίων)]?

Obverse

Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: (ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of a circular inscription at right. Border of dots.

....ΝΟΥΗΛ

[Ἐμμα]νουήλ

Reverse

Half-length representation of the emperor Isaac I. He is depicted with a long, full face and bearded. He wears a crown with a cross and pendilia and military dress. He is shown holding an upturned sword in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at left. Border of dots.

ΙΣΑΑΚΙΟΣΑΣΙ.......

Ἰσαάκιος βασι[λεὺς Ῥωμ(αίων)]?

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4319
Diameter 33.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 6, no. 76.1; Zacos-Veglery no. 86b.

Translation

Ἰσαάκιος βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων.

Isaac, 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)