This throne-reliquary is decorated in relief on all sides and includes depictions of the symbols of the Evangelists, as well as the Lamb of God, two nimbed figures flanking a cross, and what has been identified as the Tree of Life.
Shows the emperor on horseback, wearing armor and holding a sword and shield, inscription reads: Henric(us) D(e)i gratia inp(er)ator Ro(man)ie (Henry, by the Grace of God, emperor of the Roman realm)
Grandson of Andronikos I, and the brother of the first emperor of Trebizond, Alexios I Komnenos (1204-22), whom David helped take the throne. David was killed while defending Sinope from an attack by the Seljuqs in 1214.
Shows the emperor on horseback, wearing armor and holding a scepter, the inscription reads: Βαλδουῖνος [δεσπότης πορφυρογέννητος Φλάν]τρας? (Baldwin of Flanders, despotes and Porphyrogennetos)
Shows the emperor seated on a backless throne, wearing the loros and a crown and holding a labarum and a globus cruciger, the inscription encircling him reads: Balduinus Dei gratia imp(er)at[or] Ro[maniae] se[mp(er) au]gu(stus)? (Baldwin, by the…
