Leo Tornikes, protospatharios and judge of the Hippodrome (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Mother of God with her hands before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
θκ̅εθ̣
εοντ,α
παθκρ,τ,
π̣τι,δ̣
̣τορν̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Λ]έοντι (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κρ(ι)τ(ῇ) [ἐ]π(ὶ) τοῦ Ἱππ(ο)δ(ρόμου) [τ]ῷ Τορν(ίκῃ)
Obverse
The Mother of God with her hands before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
θκ̅εθ̣
εοντ,α
παθκρ,τ,
π̣τι,δ̣
̣τορν̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Λ]έοντι (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κρ(ι)τ(ῇ) [ἐ]π(ὶ) τοῦ Ἱππ(ο)δ(ρόμου) [τ]ῷ Τορν(ίκῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4779 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Λέοντι πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου τῷ Τορνίκῃ.
Mother of God, help Leo Tornikes, protospatharios and judge of the Hippodrome.