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Also Known As Isaac I Komnenos
Born c.1005
Died c.1061 • Istanbul • Turkey
Title / Office emperor (1057-1059), Byzantine Empire
House / Dynasty Comnenus family

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Isaac I, effigy on a Byzantine gold coin, 1057–59; in a private collection.
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