Unidentified medal - What is this medal?

[Douglas Jr.]

Hi,

I'm posting this medal here because of the cilyric inscriptions on the reverse. Does anyone has any clue about its origin and criteria or any other information?

thanks in advacne.

Douglas.

[Douglas Jr.]

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[Guest Rick Research]

The crowns and eagle certainly look Russian, but the inscription on the reverse center (Mikhael III Angelos O Komnenos) is Greek. I cannot locate Michael IIIrd Komnenos immediately, but that was the surname of one of the dynasties of Byzantine emperors. Perhaps either the school's original founder or a modern Pretender?

The Komnenos line ruled from 1057 to 1185, but their only Michael was the VIIth. An Emperor Michael III "the Drunkard" ruled 842-867, but was from another family. So I'm confused about this inscription.

"In hoc signo vinces" was the original Emperor Constantine's motto, and the Latin on back apparently refers to some Academy named after him.

Perhaps the Double Eagle with crowned "K" indicates KARL-- the last Hapsburg Emperor of Austria-Hungary as a Protector? The crowns of Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia were similar:

Some sort of Catholic (I can hardly imagine the use of LATIN otherwise) school currently/recently in Istanbul????

[Hugh]

The crowns and eagle certainly look Russian, but the inscription on the reverse center (Mikhael III Angelos O Komnenos) is Greek. I cannot locate Michael IIIrd Komnenos immediately, but that was the surname of one of the dynasties of Byzantine emperors. Perhaps either the school's original founder or a modern Pretender?

The Komnenos line ruled from 1057 to 1185, but their only Michael was the VIIth. An Emperor Michael III "the Drunkard" ruled 842-867, but was from another family. So I'm confused about this inscription.

"In hoc signo vinces" was the original Emperor Constantine's motto, and the Latin on back apparently refers to some Academy named after him.

Perhaps the Double Eagle with crowned "K" indicates KARL-- the last Hapsburg Emperor of Austria-Hungary as a Protector? The crowns of Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia were similar:

Some sort of Catholic (I can hardly imagine the use of LATIN otherwise) school currently/recently in Istanbul????

In hoc signo vinces = In this sign, conquer A very common Christian saying // Ex oriente lux = From the East, Light. Not sure how that advances the question.

[Douglas Jr.]

Thanks for your efforts.

I show this medal to another friend and he told me that it is a medal issued by the Accademia Angelica-Constantiniana di Letter, Arti e Scienze, created in 1949 and located in Roma.

Douglas