Leo Hagiochristophorites, protospatharios (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
The Mother of God (Hagiosoritissa) standing, turned to her left with her hands raised in supplication. Sigla on either side: ΜΡΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, an epithet: ηαγιοσο.....α : ἡ Ἁγιοσο[ρίτισ(σ)]α. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
κ̣ε,θ,
εντη
σπθρ,
ογι,χρι
τοφορι
τη
[Θ(εοτό)]κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Λ]έωντη [(πρωτο)]σπαθαρ(ίῳ) [τ]ο Ἁγι(ο)χρι[σ]τοφορίτῃ
Obverse
The Mother of God (Hagiosoritissa) standing, turned to her left with her hands raised in supplication. Sigla on either side: ΜΡΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, an epithet: ηαγιοσο.....α : ἡ Ἁγιοσο[ρίτισ(σ)]α. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
κ̣ε,θ,
εντη
σπθρ,
ογι,χρι
τοφορι
τη
[Θ(εοτό)]κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Λ]έωντη [(πρωτο)]σπαθαρ(ίῳ) [τ]ο Ἁγι(ο)χρι[σ]τοφορίτῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.687 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | See PBW : Leon 20135. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Λέωντη πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ το Ἁγιοχριστοφορίτῃ.
Mother of God, help Leo Hagiochristophorites, protospatharios.
Commentary
We have read the owner's office as protospatharios on the basis of a better preserved parallel noted in the Prosopography of the Byzantine World (cited in this entry).