Leo archon of Loupadion (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a sceptre and globus. Remnants of vertical inscription: Χ|Α: [Ὁ Μι]χα(ήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
+ΚΕΘ
ΛΕΟΝΤ.
ΑΡΧΟΝ
ΤΛΠ.
Δ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Λέοντ[ι] ἄρχον[τ(ι)] τοῦ Λουπ[α]δ(ίου)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a sceptre and globus. Remnants of vertical inscription: Χ|Α: [Ὁ Μι]χα(ήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
+ΚΕΘ
ΛΕΟΝΤ.
ΑΡΧΟΝ
ΤΛΠ.
Δ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Λέοντ[ι] ἄρχον[τ(ι)] τοῦ Λουπ[α]δ(ίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4386 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 55.1. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Λέοντι ἄρχοντι τοῦ Λουπαδίου.
Lord, help Leo, archon of Loupadion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Loupadion (modern Ulubad) was found to the south of the Marmara sea on the Rhyndakos river, commanding an important bridge of the road leading from Kyzikos to the east. It had a xenodocheion, the existence of which is known to us from several sources, including many seals (cf. Sig., 246, 381; Zacos, Seals II, nos. 111, 266). Our seals show that the city was administrated by an archon and that a kommerikarios probably taxed merchandise in the ninth century.