Andronikos Komnenos, nephew of Manuel the basileus and son of Eudokia porphyrogennetos and of Theodoros Batatzes, despotes

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Κομνηνὸς ᾿Ανδρόνικος ἐξ Εὐδοκίας | πορφυροφυοῦς ἐκφυεὶς ῥίζης κλάδος | ἀνεψιὸς δὲ Μανουὴλ βασιλέως | υἱὸς Βατάτζου δεσπότου Θεοδώρου. | ᾿Εμὲ προΐστη καὶ λόγων καὶ πραγμάτων

Andronikos Komnenos, (son) of Eudokia, | a branch sprung from a purple-born root, | nephew of the basileus Manuel, | son of the despotes Theodoros Batatzes. Protect me, in both my words and actions (?) (metrical)

Diameter: 39

Date: 12th c. (3rd quarter)

Seals

  • Zacos collection 0
  • Zacos collection 0
  • Sofia, Museum of Archaeology 182

Published

  • Zacos - Veglery no. 2730 a-b
  • Jordanov, Komnini-Angeli no. 10
  • Jordanov, Corpus II no. 339