Leo imperial protospatharios and judge of the Boukellarioi (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. The appearance of this cross is very unusual. Pellets appear to form a background of hills (symbolizing Mount Golgotha?). At the top, a round pellet at left (the sun?) and a crescent at right. Remains of an inscription: Σ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς-[Χριστός] (?). Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
κεροηθητσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Linear border.
κερ...
.λεοντR
ασπαθSκρ
ητητRουκ
ελαρη
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οήθη] Λέοντ(ι) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κρητῇ τ(ῶν) Βουκελαρήω(ν)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. The appearance of this cross is very unusual. Pellets appear to form a background of hills (symbolizing Mount Golgotha?). At the top, a round pellet at left (the sun?) and a crescent at right. Remains of an inscription: Σ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς-[Χριστός] (?). Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
κεροηθητσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Linear border.
κερ...
.λεοντR
ασπαθSκρ
ητητRουκ
ελαρη
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οήθη] Λέοντ(ι) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κρητῇ τ(ῶν) Βουκελαρήω(ν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1522 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.12. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κρητῇ τῶν Βουκελαρήων.
Lord, help your servant Leo, imperial protospatharios and judge of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Galatien und Lykaonien (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)