Leo koursor (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: τσ|λ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
λεο
ντοσ.
ουρσο̣
Ρο̣
Λέοντος [κ]ούρσορο[ς]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: τσ|λ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
λεο
ντοσ.
ουρσο̣
Ρο̣
Λέοντος [κ]ούρσορο[ς]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1543 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Condition | The seal rotates on a vertical axis. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντος κούρσορος.
Mother of God, help your servant Leo, koursor.
Commentary
The rarely attested office of koursor (Latin cursor) was under the authority of the Logothetes of the Dromos; see Oikonomides, Listes, 312, 332.