Leo monk, kouboukleisios, and man of Alexios despotes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration below. Border of dots.
θκε,
θτωσω
δ,λεοντ,
αχκ⸣
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι μοναχῷ, κουβουκλησίῳ
Obverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration below. Border of dots.
θκε,
θτωσω
δ,λεοντ,
αχκ⸣
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι μοναχῷ, κουβουκλησίῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration below. Border of dots.
ανο
αλει
δεσπο
του
καὶ ἀνθρώπὸ Ἀλεξίῳ δεσπότου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.178 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 202. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι μοναχῷ, κουβουκλησίῳ καὶ ἀνθρώπὸ Ἀλεξίῳ δεσπότου.
Theotokos, help your servant Leo monk, kouboukleisios, and "man" of Alexios the despot.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent identifies the "despot" as the Patriarch of Constantinople, Alexios I the Stoudite.