Leo imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Boukellarioi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps; upper crossbar only partially engraved. Pellets at the end of the lower crossbar. Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
..Rο......σδΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε] βο[ήθει] [τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of pellets below. Border of dots.
λεον
ιRασπαθ.
ρστρατ΄R
κελαρι
Λέον[τ]ι β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ[α]ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) Βουκελαρί(ων)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps; upper crossbar only partially engraved. Pellets at the end of the lower crossbar. Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
..Rο......σδΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε] βο[ήθει] [τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of pellets below. Border of dots.
λεον
ιRασπαθ.
ρστρατ΄R
κελαρι
Λέον[τ]ι β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ[α]ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) Βουκελαρί(ων)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1526 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.31. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Βουκελαρίων.
Lord, help your servant Leo, imperial protospatharios and strategos 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)
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- 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)