Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais. He wears a crown and a loros, decorated with six dots, and an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλεΞιωδε..........ηνω
Ἀλεξίῳ δε[σπότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομν]ηνῷ.
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. His feet rest on a dais. He has a nimbus cruciger. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I bearded, standing on a dais. He wears a crown and a loros, decorated with six dots, and an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription beginning at 7:30. Border of dots.
αλεΞιωδε..........ηνω
Ἀλεξίῳ δε[σπότ(ῃ) τῷ Κομν]ηνῷ.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4339 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.16. |
Translation
Ἀλεξίῳ δεσπότῃ τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Alexios Komnenos, 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)