Leo imperial protospatharios and eparchos of the City (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription, beginning at 7 o'clock, between a double border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗ.ΣΔΟΥΛ /
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription, beginning at 7 o'clock, between a double border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗ.ΣΔΟΥΛ /
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by decoration, the last line ending with a leafy decoration. Border of dots.
ΛΕΟΝ
ΤΙΣΠ
ΘΡΙ..Π
ΡΧΟΠΟΛ
ΕΟΣ
Λέοντι β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ [(καὶ) ἐ]πάρχο Πόλεος
Accession number | BZS 1955.1.1521 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 22.3b. A parallel seal is Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 1012 (= BZS 1955.1.1520). |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπάρχο Πόλεος.
Lord, help your servant Leo imperial protospatharios and eparchos of the City.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent has postulated that the owner of this seal is the same as BZS.1958.106.1691, but of course the name is common.