Leontas makellarios (tenth century, second half)
Obverse
A gryphon walking to its right. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅ο
η̣θηλεον
̣νμκ
...ρ̣η̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη Λεον[τ]ᾶν μακ[ελά]ρη[ν]
Obverse
A gryphon walking to its right. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅ο
η̣θηλεον
̣νμκ
...ρ̣η̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη Λεον[τ]ᾶν μακ[ελά]ρη[ν]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2285 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken. |
| Previous Editions | W. Seibt, "Some seals of Byzantine professional men," ΑΝΤΙΧΑΡΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ ΕΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΙΣ: A tribute to Prof. Ivan Jordanov's 70th anniversary, 432-33, no. 3. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη Λεοντᾶν μακελάρην.
Lord, help Leontas, butcher.
Commentary
The reading of the last part of the inscription is uncertain; we read μακελάρην as a syncopated form of μακελλάριον. Seibt proposes μακ[ελ]λί[τ(ην)] as a variation of makellarios. In either case, however, the owner will have been a butcher.