Leo kommerkiarios of Sicily (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (with X at the crossings) on steps with a pellet above and on either side of each arm; fleurons rise from the base up to the first transverse bar. Circular inscription around the circumference. No visible border.
.ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣ......
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. No visible border.
ΛΕΟΝ
.ΗΚΟΥΜΕ
.ΚΙΡΗ
ΣΙΚΕΛΙ
..
Λεόντι κουμερκιαρήῳ Σικελίας
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (with X at the crossings) on steps with a pellet above and on either side of each arm; fleurons rise from the base up to the first transverse bar. Circular inscription around the circumference. No visible border.
.ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣ......
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. No visible border.
ΛΕΟΝ
.ΗΚΟΥΜΕ
.ΚΙΡΗ
ΣΙΚΕΛΙ
..
Λεόντι κουμερκιαρήῳ Σικελίας
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.157 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 5.3. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λεόντι κουμερκιαρήῳ Σικελίας.
Lord, help your servant Leo kommerkiarios of Sicily.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Storia della Sicilia, Vol. 3, La Sicilia fra Roma e Bisanzio (Open in Zotero)
- L’amministrazione del tema de Sicilia (Open in Zotero)
- La Sicile byzantine: État de recherches (Open in Zotero)
- Une liste arabe des stratèges du thème de Sicile (Open in Zotero)
- Une source peu étudiée de l’histoire de la Sicile au haut Moyen-Age: La sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus (Open in Zotero)