John Komnenos, sebastos and doux of Skopia (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Transfiguration. In the upper register, Christ stands between Moses and Elijah (right), who incline their heads. In the lower register, Jacob, Peter, and John are visible, kneeling in the lower foreground. Inscription in two columns: Η|ΜΕ|ΤΑ|ΜΟΡ.||Σ|Ι|Σ: Ἡ Μεταμόρφωσις. No visible border..
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ΚΕΘ
ΤΣΔΛ
Ι̅ΣΕΑ
ΔΟΥ..ΣΚ.
.ΙΝΤ
...
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ σεβαστῷ καὶ δουκὶ Σκοπίων τῷ Κομνηνῷ
Obverse
The Transfiguration. In the upper register, Christ stands between Moses and Elijah (right), who incline their heads. In the lower register, Jacob, Peter, and John are visible, kneeling in the lower foreground. Inscription in two columns: Η|ΜΕ|ΤΑ|ΜΟΡ.||Σ|Ι|Σ: Ἡ Μεταμόρφωσις. No visible border..
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ΚΕΘ
ΤΣΔΛ
Ι̅ΣΕΑ
ΔΟΥ..ΣΚ.
.ΙΝΤ
...
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ σεβαστῷ καὶ δουκὶ Σκοπίων τῷ Κομνηνῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2572 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 30.1b. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ σεβαστῷ καὶ δουκὶ Σκοπίων τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Lord, help your servant John Komnenos sebastos and doux of Skopia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Ἡ γενεαλογία τῶν Κομνηνῶν
- Theophylacti Archridensis Epistulae
- Les personnages byzantins de l’Alexiade: Analyse prosopographique et synthèse
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Actes d'Iviron
- Bolgarija i Vizantija v XI-XII vv.
- Μελέται περὶ τῆς διοικητικῆς διαιρέσεως καὶ τῆς ἐπαρχιακῆς διοικήσεως ἐν τῷ Βυζαντινῷ κράτει
Commentary
This specimen comes from a different boulloterion than BZS.1958.106.4345, but obviously reproduces the other and belonged to the same individual.