Leo Bourtzes (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
The two saints Theodore standing, holding spears and shields. Details obscure. Inscriptions on either side: |θε|οδ|ωρ,-|θε|οδ|ω|ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
The two saints Theodore standing, holding spears and shields. Details obscure. Inscriptions on either side: |θε|οδ|ωρ,-|θε|οδ|ω|ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
Λοτα
ουρτ
αρτυρΩδυ
ασσκεοισ
Λέοντα Βούρτζην, μαρτύρων δυάς, σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1275 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1251 (listing previous editions). See also PBW : Leon 20298. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Λέοντα Βούρτζην, μαρτύρων δυάς, σκέποις.
May you, pair of martyrs, protect Leo Bourtzes.