Leo imperial kommerkiarios and abydikos of Thessalonica (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΛΕΟN
ΤIΣΒ/ΚΟΥΜΕ
ΡΚΙΡΙ
ΒΥΔΙΚΘΕ
ΣΣ.Ο
Λέοντως βασιλικῷ κουμερκιαρίῳ καὶ ἀβυδικῷ Θεσσαλονίκης
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΛΕΟN
ΤIΣΒ/ΚΟΥΜΕ
ΡΚΙΡΙ
ΒΥΔΙΚΘΕ
ΣΣ.Ο
Λέοντως βασιλικῷ κουμερκιαρίῳ καὶ ἀβυδικῷ Θεσσαλονίκης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.993 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.5b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντως βασιλικῷ κουμερκιαρίῳ καὶ ἀβυδικῷ Θεσσαλονίκης.
Theotokos, help your servant Leo imperial kommerkiarios and abydikos of Thessalonica.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
From the same boulloterion as DO Seals 1, no. 18.5a, but from a different boulloterion than DO Seals 1, no. 18.5c, although with the same inscription and probably from the same official.