Leo patrikios, imperial protospatharios and general logothetes (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Along the circumference, within a thin wreath border, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock: Κ...ΗΘ ΤΣΛ .
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Thin wreath border.
ΛΕ
ΝΤΙΠΤΡ̣
ΙΚΣΠ̣
ΘΓΕΝΗΚ̣
ΛΟΓΟΘΕΤ̣
Λεώντι πατρικ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) γενηκ(ῷ) λογοθέτ(ῃ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Along the circumference, within a thin wreath border, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock: Κ...ΗΘ ΤΣΛ .
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Thin wreath border.
ΛΕ
ΝΤΙΠΤΡ̣
ΙΚΣΠ̣
ΘΓΕΝΗΚ̣
ΛΟΓΟΘΕΤ̣
Λεώντι πατρικ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) γενηκ(ῷ) λογοθέτ(ῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.578 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λεώντι πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ γενηκῷ λογοθέτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Leo patrikios, imperial protospatharios and general logothetes.