John Komnenos Doukas (1240-42)
- Accession Number:
- BZS.1955.1.4356 (formerly DO 55.1.4356)
DO Seals 6, no. 100.1; Zacos-Veglery no. 115
- 43 mm
- 35.53 g
- Seemingly double struck.
Two standing figures. At left, the emperor wears a crown and loros and holds a short labarum in his right hand, an akakia in his left. At right, St. Demetrios, wearing a cuirass and holding a square shield, places his hand on the emperor’s shoulder. Visible in the background are the crenellated walls of Thessalonike. Inscription identifying the saint: (ὁ ἅγιος) Δ(η)μ(ήτριος). Traces of an inscription identifying the emperor. Border of dots.
Ἰωάννης ἐν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ πιστὸς βασιλεὺς καὶ αὐτοκράτορ Ῥωμέων Κομνηνὸς ὁ Δούκας.
John Komnenos Doukas, basileus faithful to Christ the Lord and autokrator of the Romans.