Romanos III Argyros (1028-34)
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ 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 at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Obverse
Half-length representation of Christ 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 at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ
Ἐμμανουήλ.
Reverse
Half-length representation of Romanos III wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He holds a globus cruciger in the right hand and a long cross in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
RΩM.OSAOCRA
Rωm[a]nos autocrat(or).
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4314 (formerly DO 55.1.4314) |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 70.1; Zacos-Veglery no. 77c |
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)