Leo patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Anatolikoi (ninth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1445 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Condition | Broken into two along channel |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.55. |
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: τσ|.ουλ. Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
.ΛΕΟ
Τ /ΠΤΡΙ
Β/ΣΠΚΣ
ΡΤ /
ΤΟΛΙΚ /
Λέοντι πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Lord, help your servant Leo, patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and strategos of the Anatolikoi.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1445 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Condition | Broken into two along channel |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.55. |
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
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
Commentary
The owner of the present seal could be the future Emperor Leo V the Armenian.