Manuel Komnenos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Σ̣Ρ̣ΓῚΣ
ΚΟΝΟῦ
ΝΟΥῊΛ
ΣΕΞΈ
Υ
σφραγὶς Κομνηνοῦ Μανουήλ, ὥς ἐφέφυ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΠΟΡ̣
ΥΡΟΚΛ
ΌΠΙΟΣ
ἘΞΊΝ
ΝΟΥ
πορφυροκλαδόπαιδος ἐξ Ἰωάννου
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Σ̣Ρ̣ΓῚΣ
ΚΟΝΟῦ
ΝΟΥῊΛ
ΣΕΞΈ
Υ
σφραγὶς Κομνηνοῦ Μανουήλ, ὥς ἐφέφυ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΠΟΡ̣
ΥΡΟΚΛ
ΌΠΙΟΣ
ἘΞΊΝ
ΝΟΥ
πορφυροκλαδόπαιδος ἐξ Ἰωάννου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1346 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2499. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Κομνηνοῦ Μανουήλ, ὥς ἐφέφυ πορφυροκλαδόπαιδος ἐξ Ἰωάννου.
Seal of Manuel Komnenos who is the issue of John, child of royal lineage.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt identifies the owner, Manuel Komnenos, the son of John Doukas, himself the son of Anna Komnene, whence the basis of the declaration of his royal ancestry. He is otherwise attested only in a funeral oration for his brother Nikephoros Komnenos who died in 1173.
Note the use of accents and breathings.