Isaac Comnenus
Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1172. Estimate $2000.
Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.
Sold For $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Isaac Comnenus. Protoproedros and
megas domestikos of the
scholia of Anatolia, before 1081. PB Seal (32mm, 20.92 g, 12h). O/A/
GI/OC down left field;
Q/E/OD/wR/O]C down right field; facing bust of St. Theodore, wearing military attire, holding spear in right hand and shield in left / + KE R
[Q]/ Tw C
w DOV
Lw/ ICAAKI
w A´
PRO/EDRw S
MAC
DO/MECTIK
w TwN/ CXO
LwN THC/ ANTO
L Tw/ KOMNHN. BLS I -; DOCBS -; Seyrig -; Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov -. VF, attractive brown patina.
From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.
This seal probably belongs to Isaac Comnenos, the brother of Alexius I and general of the East. He played a crucial role in the rebellion against Nicephorus III and Alexius’ accession in 1081. The seal likely dates to before Alexius’ rise to power, when Isaac received the newly created title sebastokrator.
