Leontios praipositos and proximos (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅
οηθει
τσ.
λ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
λεον
τιε
ποσιτ̣
SΞ̣ι
μ
Λεοντίῳ πρεποσίτῳ (καὶ) πρωξίμῳ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅
οηθει
τσ.
λ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
λεον
τιε
ποσιτ̣
SΞ̣ι
μ
Λεοντίῳ πρεποσίτῳ (καὶ) πρωξίμῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2295 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λεοντίῳ πρεποσίτῳ καὶ πρωξίμῳ.
Lord, help your servant Leontios, praipositos and proximos.
Commentary
It is not clear what the engraver had in mind at the end of the third line of the reverse. The letter in question could be a ligature (the horseshoe type common in the eleventh century) or simply a poorly rendered omega.