Seal of Isaac Komnenos, brother of Alexios I

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User:Cplakidas (uploader)

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Isaac Comnenus. Protoproedros and megas domestikos of the scholai 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 Cw DOVLw/ ICAAKIw A´PRO/EDRw S MAC DO/MECTIKw TwN/ CXOLwN THC/ ANTOL Tw/ KOMNHN. BLS I -; DOCBS -; Seyrig -; Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov -. VF, attractive brown patina. 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.

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