Leo spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and judge of Calabria (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Half-length bust of bishop-saint (likely St. Nicholas), holding a book. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines, with decoration below. Border of dots.
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..οντι
...θˋρ,κˋ,
..κρητ,S
..ιτ,κα.
αρ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(όη)θ(ει) Λέ]οντι [σπα]θ(α)ρ(ο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ), [ἀση]κρῆτ(ις) (καὶ) [κρ]ιτ(ῇ) Κα[λ]αβρ(ίας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2060 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 4.9. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βόηθει Λέοντι σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ Καλαβρίας.
Lord, help Leon spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and judge of Calabria.
Commentary
The owner of this seal may be identical to a certain Leo, σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος, κριτὴς Λογγιβαρδίας καὶ Καλαβρίας, who is mentioned in a document from the first half of the eleventh century. See Falkenhasuen, Dominazione, 125 and note 132.