Andronikos Komnenos, sebastos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
.φργισ
σ̣ε̣ου
τνγρφ
νδρονι
κου
[σ]φραγὶς σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν Ἀνδρονίκου
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
Κο̣ο̣
φυου̣..ο̣ρ̣φ̣υ̣
ρολου
κλδου
Κομνηνοφυοῦ[ς πορ]φυροβλάστου κλάδου
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
.φργισ
σ̣ε̣ου
τνγρφ
νδρονι
κου
[σ]φραγὶς σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν Ἀνδρονίκου
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
Κο̣ο̣
φυου̣..ο̣ρ̣φ̣υ̣
ρολου
κλδου
Κομνηνοφυοῦ[ς πορ]φυροβλάστου κλάδου
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1079 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken along the channel. |
| Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2865a. |
Translation
σφραγὶς σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν Ἀνδρονίκου Κομνηνοφυοῦς πορφυροβλάστου κλάδου.
Seal of the sebastos Andronikos, offshoot of royal Komnenian lineage.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner is likely to have been the Andronikos Komnenos attested as the son of Maria Komnene (firstborn daughter of John II Komnenos, hence the inscription's emphasis on his Komnenian lineage) and John Rogerios Dalassenos.