Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1025)
Obverse
Very faint half-length representation of Christ. One can discern the right arm of a nimbus cruciger decorated with a row of two pellets. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, a half-length representation of Basil II bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia; and at right a half-length representation of Constantine VIII wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia. They hold between them a long patriarchal cross. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..A.ILC.OSA.....
[B]a[s]il(ios) c(e) [C]onsta[nti(nos) b(asilis) R(omaion)].
Obverse
Very faint half-length representation of Christ. One can discern the right arm of a nimbus cruciger decorated with a row of two pellets. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Two figures: at left, a half-length representation of Basil II bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia; and at right a half-length representation of Constantine VIII wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia. They hold between them a long patriarchal cross. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..A.ILC.OSA.....
[B]a[s]il(ios) c(e) [C]onsta[nti(nos) b(asilis) R(omaion)].
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.571 (formerly DO 58.106.571) |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 69.10. |
Translation
Basilios ce Constantinos basilis Romaion.
Basil and Constantine, basileis 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)