Leo (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
λο
γνλε
οντοσ
λόγων Λέοντος
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισακρˊ
εστα
τη
σφραγὶς ἀκρ(ι)βεστάτη
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.964 |
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Diameter | 14.0 mm; field: 7.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1335 (citing the wrong catalogue number). |
Translation
λόγων Λέοντος σφραγὶς ἀκριβεστάτη.
The authentic seal of Leo's correspondence.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable. Laurent read εὐσεβεστάτη originally in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection and in Bulles métriques, but later corrected it in his catalogue to ἀκριβεστάτη, with which Wassiliou-Seibt concurs.