Leo imperial protospatharios and logothetes tou dromou (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V or VIII); in the corners: τσ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V or VIII); in the corners: τσ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
λ̣ε̣ο̣
τιβσπθ
λογοθτ̣
ρομ̣
Λέο[ν]τι βασιλικῷ σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) λογοθ(έτῃ) τοῦ δρόμου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2749 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2, no. 423. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ δρόμου.
Lord (or Mother of God), help your servant Leo, imperial spatharios and logothetes of the dromos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
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