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PB Byzantine seal of Isaakios I (Komnenos) (1057-1058).
Obv: Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a chiton 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: ᾿Εμμανουήλ. Border of dots.
Rev: The emperor Isaakios I standing; he holds a labarum in the right hand and an unsheathed sword in the left. Circular inscription: ᾿Ισαάκιο[ς] βασιλεὺς ῾Ρωμ(αίων). Border of dots.
Translation: Jesus Christ, Emmanuel. Isaakios basileus of the Romans.
Condition: Very Fine.
Seibt, BBÖ I no. 20; Zacos - Veglery no. 85.
Weight: 31.97 g.
Diameter: 32.3 mm.
Obv: Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a chiton 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: ᾿Εμμανουήλ. Border of dots.
Rev: The emperor Isaakios I standing; he holds a labarum in the right hand and an unsheathed sword in the left. Circular inscription: ᾿Ισαάκιο[ς] βασιλεὺς ῾Ρωμ(αίων). Border of dots.
Translation: Jesus Christ, Emmanuel. Isaakios basileus of the Romans.
Condition: Very Fine.
Seibt, BBÖ I no. 20; Zacos - Veglery no. 85.
Weight: 31.97 g.
Diameter: 32.3 mm.