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Leo (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.

λο
γνλε
οντοσ

λόγων Λέοντος

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

σφρα
γισακρˊ
εστα
τη

σφραγὶς ἀκρ(ι)βεστάτη

Obverse

Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.

λο
γνλε
οντοσ

λόγων Λέοντος

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

σφρα
γισακρˊ
εστα
τη

σφραγὶς ἀκρ(ι)βεστάτη

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1501
Diameter 14.0 mm; field: 7.0 mm
Previous Editions

Wassiliou-Seibt, Corpus, no. 1335 (incorrectly giving the Shaw accession number BZS.1947.2.1051).

Translation

Λόγων Λέοντος σφραγὶς ἀκριβεστάτη.

The most genuine seal of the words of Leo.

Commentary

Dodecasyllable. Laurent first read εὐσεβεστάτη in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection and in Bulles métriques, but subsequently corrected it to ἀκριβεστάτη, with which Wassiliou-Seibt concurs.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)

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