Leo imperial protospatharios and epi tou eidikou logou (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of indeterminate type. In the quarters: τσ.|δλ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of indeterminate type. In the quarters: τσ.|δλ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No border visible.
..εοντ
..σπθ
..πιτ.ικ
.λογον
Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἰδικοῦ λόγον
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1312 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 2619 (omitting the owner's name) |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἰδικοῦ λόγον.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Leo, imperial protospatharios and epi tou eidikou.
Commentary
Note the error in the last word on the reverse: it should read λόγου instead of λόγον.