Alexios III Angelos (1195-1203)
Obverse
St. Constantine standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left arm. He holds in the right hand a long cross scepter and an akakia in the left. Inscription in two columns: Ὁ ἅγιος Κωνσταντῖνος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Constantine standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left arm. He holds in the right hand a long cross scepter and an akakia in the left. Inscription in two columns: Ὁ ἅγιος Κωνσταντῖνος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Alexios III standing, wearing a crown and chlamys and holding in the right hand a labarum (only partially visible) and an akakia in the left. Remains of a circular inscription at right. Border of dots.
. . . μνηνο
[Ἀλέξιος δεσπότης ὁ Κο]μνηνό(ς).
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.610 (formerly DO 58.106.610) |
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Diameter | 41.0 mm; field: 37.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 96.3; Zacos–Veglery, no. 110c. |
Translation
Ἀλέξιος δεσπότης ὁ Κομνηνός.
Alexios Komnenos, despotes.
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)
Commentary
At the end of the circular inscription on the reverse appears a small sigma in superscript. It may be a letter or a mark of abbreviation.