Leontios protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps, flanked by fronds and palm trees and by a star on either side. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock: ΚΕΟΗΘ....ΟΥ.. : Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) [τῷ σῷ] δού[λῳ].
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΛΕΟ
ΝΤΙΣΠ
ΘΡΗ
ΕΠΙΤ̣Ν̣
Υ̣Κ̣...Κ̣
Λεοντίῳ (πρωτο)σπαθαρήῳ (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκ[εια]κ(ῶν)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps, flanked by fronds and palm trees and by a star on either side. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock: ΚΕΟΗΘ....ΟΥ.. : Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) [τῷ σῷ] δού[λῳ].
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΛΕΟ
ΝΤΙΣΠ
ΘΡΗ
ΕΠΙΤ̣Ν̣
Υ̣Κ̣...Κ̣
Λεοντίῳ (πρωτο)σπαθαρήῳ (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκ[εια]κ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.915 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 x 29.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λεοντίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκειακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Leontios, protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.