Michael VII Doukas (1071–1078)
Obverse
Christ seated on a square-backed throne, wearing a tunic and himation and blessing with the right hand and holding a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm is decorated with one pellet. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Michael VII standing on a round dais and wearing a crown with a cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and ornamented with five dots. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑΗ,ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ,ΡΜΟΔκ,
Μιχαὴ(λ) αὐτοκράτ(ωρ) Ῥωμ(αίων) ὁ Δούκ(ας)
Obverse
Christ seated on a square-backed throne, wearing a tunic and himation and blessing with the right hand and holding a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm is decorated with one pellet. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Michael VII standing on a round dais and wearing a crown with a cross and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and ornamented with five dots. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑΗ,ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ,ΡΜΟΔκ,
Μιχαὴ(λ) αὐτοκράτ(ωρ) Ῥωμ(αίων) ὁ Δούκ(ας)
Accession number | BZS.1948.17.3819 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 84.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 95e. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ αὐτοκράτωρ Ῥωμαίων ὁ Δούκας.
Michael Doukas, emperor 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)
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Commentary
The figures on this seal are relatively small in comparison with the height and breadth of other seals belonging to Michael VII.