Leo patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Anatolikoi (ninth century)
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
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
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1445 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.55. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
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.
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.