Leo (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
λο
γνλε
οντοσ
λόγων Λέοντος
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισακρˊ
εστα
τη
σφραγὶς ἀκρ(ι)βεστάτη
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1501 |
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Diameter | 14.0 mm; field: 7.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Corpus, no. 1335 (incorrectly giving the Shaw accession number BZS.1947.2.1051). |
Translation
Λόγων Λέοντος σφραγὶς ἀκριβεστάτη.
The most genuine seal of the words of Leo.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable. Laurent first read εὐσεβεστάτη in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection and in Bulles métriques, but subsequently corrected it to ἀκριβεστάτη, with which Wassiliou-Seibt concurs.