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PB Byzantine seal of Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067).
Obv: Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. 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: +Ἐμμα[νουήλ]. Border of dots.
Rev: The emperor Constantine X bearded standing, wearing a crown and a loros, one end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Circular inscription: + Κων(σταντῖνος) βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων ὁ [Δούκ(ας)]. Border of dots.
Translation: Constantine Doukas, basileus of the Romans.
Parallel specimen, DO Seals 6, no. 77.8. Similar, DO Seals 6, no. 77.9.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 14.66 g.
Diameter: 29.8 mm.
Obv: Half-length representation of Christ Emmanuel, bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left hand. 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: +Ἐμμα[νουήλ]. Border of dots.
Rev: The emperor Constantine X bearded standing, wearing a crown and a loros, one end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand. Circular inscription: + Κων(σταντῖνος) βασιλεὺς Ῥωμαίων ὁ [Δούκ(ας)]. Border of dots.
Translation: Constantine Doukas, basileus of the Romans.
Parallel specimen, DO Seals 6, no. 77.8. Similar, DO Seals 6, no. 77.9.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 14.66 g.
Diameter: 29.8 mm.