Leo kommerkiarios of Cyprus and Attaleia (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.48 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Struck off-center. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 64.3. |
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin. Details unclear. Sigla: ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration above. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅.
ΛΕΝΤ,
ΜΕΡΚ,Κ
ΠΡ
ΤΑ
Κύριε βοήθει Λέωντι κομερκιαρίῳ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀταλείας
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Λέωντι κομερκιαρίῳ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀταλείας.
Lord, help Leo kommerkiarios of Cyprus and Attaleia.
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.48 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Struck off-center. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 64.3. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
- Hierosolymitikē Vivliothēkē, ētoi Katalogos tōn en tais vivliothēkais : tou hagiōtatou apostolikou te kai katholikou orthodoxou patriarchikou thronou tōn Hierosolymōn kai pasēs Palaistinēs apokeimenōn Hellēnikōn Kōdikōn
- Η Αττάλεια ως έδρα του βυζαντινού ναυτικού θέματος Καραβησιάνων/ Κιβυρραιωτών, μέσα 7ου-τέλη 11ου αι.
- Recueil des inscriptions grecques-chrétiennes d'Asie mineure.
- Sur la route des saints byzantins
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Commentary
The eleventh-century seal of a kommerkiarios of Attaleia named Leo is published by Szemioth-Wasilewski, no. 52.