Byzantine seal of Theodosios Monomachos/Saint George (11th cent.). Rarest piece!

Description

Byzantine lead seal of Theodosios Monomachos
(11th cent.)
A rare nice seal!
Obv.: Facial bust of saint George, nimbate, in military garments, holding spear and shield, sigla  [Ο/Γ]ΕΩ/Ρ-Γ/Η/ΟC  (Saint George),  dotted (?) border.
Rev.
:
Inscription in 4 lines,  +ΘΕΟ/ΔΟCΙΟ[Τ]/ΩΜΟΝΟ/ΜΑΧΩ = Θεοδοσίῳ τῷ Μονομάχῳ (Of Theodosios Monomachos), dotted (?) border.
21 mm, 9.10 g
r, 12h
Condition: Slightly off-centre
,
minor scrapes,
otherwise,
about
Very Fine, as in photos
.
No doubt the present Theodosios was a member of the renowned family of Monomachoi, and could be identified
as one of the two following persons.
Theodosios Monomachos
, Latinized as
Theodosius Monomachus
(
Greek
:
Θεοδόσιος
Μονομάχος
), was a senior Byzantine noble and the nephew of Emperor
Constantine IX Monomachos
. When Constantine's co-ruler, the Empress
Theodora
died in 1056, Monomachos tried to usurp the throne but failed miserably, was exiled and became a figure of fun in the empire.
Theodosios Monomachos was the grandson of another Theodosios Monomachos, an important bureaucrat under
Basil II
and
Constantine VIII
and the nephew of Emperor
Constantine IX Monomachos
, ruler of the
Byzantine Empire
. In 1056 he was serving as president of the
Byzantine Senate
, an important administrative role reserved for senior members of the aristocracy.
Primary Sources
:
John Zonaras,
Extracts of History
;
John Skylitzes,
Synopsis of Histories
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