Leo Drosinos (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Standing image of St John the Baptist, holding a cross staff in his left hand. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |ι̅|ο|δ̣ρ̣ο|μο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. A decoration below. Border of dots.
τονδρ
ο̣σ̣..λεο
οδρο
μ̣σκεπ
τὸν Δροσ[ιν(ὸν)] Λέο[ντ(α)], Πρόδρομ(ε), σκέπ(οις)
Obverse
Standing image of St John the Baptist, holding a cross staff in his left hand. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |ι̅|ο|δ̣ρ̣ο|μο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. A decoration below. Border of dots.
τονδρ
ο̣σ̣..λεο
οδρο
μ̣σκεπ
τὸν Δροσ[ιν(ὸν)] Λέο[ντ(α)], Πρόδρομ(ε), σκέπ(οις)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2713 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
τὸν Δροσινὸν Λέοντα, Πρόδρομε, σκέποις.
Forerunner, may you protect Leo Drosinos.
Commentary
See PBW: Leon 20180, likely the same man as the owner of this seal, active in the last third of the eleventh century.
The inscription is dodecasyllabic.