Leo bishop of Dalde (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at both crossings) on two steps, tendrils arising from the base. Crosslets of four dots in the upper quarters. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..Rοηθειτ.δουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots:
+λεον
τιεπισ
κοπα
λησ
Λέοντι ἐπισκόπῳ Δάλδης
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at both crossings) on two steps, tendrils arising from the base. Crosslets of four dots in the upper quarters. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
..Rοηθειτ.δουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots:
+λεον
τιεπισ
κοπα
λησ
Λέοντι ἐπισκόπῳ Δάλδης
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.140 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 13.1. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 372. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι ἐπισκόπῳ Δάλδης.
Lord, help your servant Leo, bishop of Dalde.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Kleinasiatische Ortsnamen (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dalde, situated north of Sardeis, was a bishopric suffragan to Sardeis, attested in almost all notitiae; its first bishop is mentioned in 431. See Laurent, Corpus V/1, 266; Zgusta, 150.