Leo anthypatos, patrikios, and imperial protospatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟ̣........ΔΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of three pellets below. Border of dots.
̣ΛΕΟ.
ΤΝ̣ΘΠ
ΤΡΙΚ
͂ΣΠΘ
Λέο[ν]τ(ι) ἀνθ(υπάτῳ) πατρικ(ίῳ καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟ̣........ΔΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of three pellets below. Border of dots.
̣ΛΕΟ.
ΤΝ̣ΘΠ
ΤΡΙΚ
͂ΣΠΘ
Λέο[ν]τ(ι) ἀνθ(υπάτῳ) πατρικ(ίῳ καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3395 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Leo anthypatos, patrikios, and imperial protospatharios.