Leo Monomachos, sebastos (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΤΝ
ΡΑΚΤΕΝ
ΦΕΡΕΚΑΙ
ΓΡΦΝΥ
ΡΟΣΛΕΣΕ
Ν
τῶν πρακτέων φέρει με καὶ γραφῶν κῦρος Λέων σεβαστῶν
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΤΝ
ΡΑΚΤΕΝ
ΦΕΡΕΚΑΙ
ΓΡΦΝΥ
ΡΟΣΛΕΣΕ
Ν
τῶν πρακτέων φέρει με καὶ γραφῶν κῦρος Λέων σεβαστῶν
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΞΙΑ
ΔΙΑΕΠ
ΡΙΖΗΣΥΣ..
ΑΝΑΤΟΣ
.ΟΝΟ
ΑΧ
ἄξια διαπρέπων ῥίζης φύσιν ἄνακτος τοῦ Μονομάχου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.506 |
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Diameter | 38.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Translation
τῶν πρακτέων φέρει με καὶ γραφῶν κῦρος Λέων σεβαστῶν ἄξια διαπρέπων ῥίζης φύσιν ἄνακτος τοῦ Μονομάχου.
A man who graces the ranks of the sebastoi and his lineage from the lord emperor Monomachos, Leo uses me to confirm his documents and letters.
Commentary
The inscription consists of three twelve-syllable verses.