Manuel Komnenos, pansebastos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΣ
ΜΝΗ̣ΛΚΟ
ΝΠΝΣΕ
ΡΙΖΗΣΚΙΚΗΣ̣
ΠΛΙΟΛΟΓ
ΚΛΔΟΣ
σφραγὶς Μανουὴλ Κομνηνοῦ πανσεβάστου ῥίζης Δουκικῆς Παλαιολόγων κλάδος
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1090 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2571b. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Μανουὴλ Κομνηνοῦ πανσεβάστου ῥίζης Δουκικῆς Παλαιολόγων κλάδος.
Seal of the pansebastos Manuel Komnenos, of Doukas descent and an offshoot of the Palaiologoi.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the ligatures used in the inscription.