Leo imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thrace (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΙΘΗΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by decoration. Border of of dots.
ΛΕΝΤ
ΑΣΠΑΘΣΤ
ΡΑΤΤΗΣΘ
ΡΑΚ.Σ
Λέωντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῆς Θρᾴκης
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΙΘΗΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by decoration. Border of of dots.
ΛΕΝΤ
ΑΣΠΑΘΣΤ
ΡΑΤΤΗΣΘ
ΡΑΚ.Σ
Λέωντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῆς Θρᾴκης
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1008 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 71.31. |
Translation
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέωντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῆς Θρᾴκης.
Lord, help your servant Leo imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thrace.
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
- De Thematibus
- "Thrakien" und "Thrakesion,"
- Die zweihundertjährige Reform (Zu den Anfängen der Themenorganisation im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert)
- Ανίχνευση τοπογραφική της Ανατολικής Θράκης
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- La Thrace orientale et la Mer Noire: Géographie ecclésiastique et prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe siècles)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae