Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. No sigla visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I standing on a dais, wearing a loros, and end of which is draped over his left wrist and is decorated with five dots. He holds a labarum in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Partial remains of a circular inscription at left. Border of dots.
αλε.........κ.μ....
Ἀλεξ[ίῳ δεσπότ(ῃ) τῷ] Κ[ο]μ[νηνῷ]
Obverse
Christ seated on a high-back throne, wearing a tunic and himation, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. His feet rest on a dais. No sigla visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Alexios I standing on a dais, wearing a loros, and end of which is draped over his left wrist and is decorated with five dots. He holds a labarum in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Partial remains of a circular inscription at left. Border of dots.
αλε.........κ.μ....
Ἀλεξ[ίῳ δεσπότ(ῃ) τῷ] Κ[ο]μ[νηνῷ]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.619 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 88.10. |
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)