Takács Imre: Az Árpád-házi királyok pecsétjei (Corpus sigillorum hungariae mediaevalis 1. Budapest, 2012)

Catalogue

Original:

Budapest, Hungarian National Museum, inv. no. 35/1940. (findspot: Mélykút-Gányó, Bácsalmás District; transferred by exchange to Hungarian National Museum, 1940)

V. L.: Gyarapodás. Új szerzemények. Magyar Múzeum 1945 (1946) 40; Huszár 1947, pp. 13 16; Györffy 1977, fig. 71a-b; Kumorovitz 1993, p. 3, fig. 48; DHA, Tab. I/a-b; Europas Mitte, Kat. 17.02.02; Bodor 2001, pp. 4-5, fig. 2.

4.

Andrew I(1046-1060)

Great seal (?)

Has not survived. It is mentioned in the seal clause of the 1055 deed of foundation of Tihany Abbey (Pannonhalma, PBFL): Et uthee descriptio rata atque inconvulsa permanent, sißilli nostri inpressione sipnavimusfidelibasque nostris corroborandam tradidimus (DHA, 151, n. 43). The image type may be supposed to be related to the seal of summons bearing Andrew I’s name (Bodor 2001, p. 4).

5.

Andrew I (1046-1060)

Seal of summons

cast, gilded bronze; diam: 60 nun, t: 4 nun, loop height: 9 nun

Round, east medal seal. The National Museum specimen has visible remains of gilding and is in better condition than the other known specimen, in Veszprém. Both have a perpendicular suspension loop at the top.

Legend divided by rod from image field, in antiqua lettering:

ANDRES DEI GRACIA VNGARIORVM REX

Originals:

Budapest, Hungarian National Museum, inv. no. Ö/1.88.6. (findspot: Mélykút, Bácsalmás District; purchase from József Borszéki, 1888)

Veszprém, Laczkó Dezső Museum, inv. no. 3474. (donated by Miklós Hets, 1911)

Pray, Tab Vl/7; Jakubovich 1933, pp. 56-74; Domanovszky 1939, p. 109; Huszár 1947, pp. 14-16; Györffy 1963, pp. 3-9, fig. 1; Lovag 1990, pp. 189-201; Kumorovitz 1993, fig. 4; DHA, Tab. II. a-b; Europas Mitte, Kat. 17.02.03; Bodor 2001, p. 4, fig. 1.

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