Romanos III Argyros (1028-34)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla et left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
....ΑΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμμ]ανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Romanos III wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He holds a labarum with an imperial portrait in center in the right hand and a globus surmounted by a patriarchal cross in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..ΩMAOSAOCRA.
[R]ωmanos autocra[t(or)].
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla et left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
....ΑΝΟΥΗΛ
[Ἐμμ]ανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Romanos III wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He holds a labarum with an imperial portrait in center in the right hand and a globus surmounted by a patriarchal cross in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..ΩMAOSAOCRA.
[R]ωmanos autocra[t(or)].
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1664 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 35.0 mm; field: 34.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 71.1. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Rωmanos autocrator.
Romanos, autocrator.
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)