Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
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. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
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. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown and a loros and holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
CΩSA. . .
Cωns<t>an[t(inos) basileus R(o)m(aion)]?
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4313 (formerly DO 55.1.4313) |
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Diameter | 35.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 73.2. |
Translation
Cωnstantinos basileus Romaion.
Constantine, basileus 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)