Leo imperial spatharios and Logothetes tou dromou (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V or VIII); in the quarters: τ.|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V or VIII); in the quarters: τ.|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
.ε̣ο̣ν̣
.ιβσπ
λ̣ογοθτ
ρομ
[Λ]έον[τ]ι β(ασιλικῷ) σπα(θαρίῳ) (καὶ) λογοθ(έτῃ) τοῦ δρόμ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.13 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos, no. 2145a; Laurent, Corpus II, no. 423. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ δρόμου.
Lord (or Mother of God), help your servant Leo, imperial spatharios and Logothetes tou dromou.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)