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: Ἰ(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: Ἰ(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 |
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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)