Leo imperial spatharios and logothetes tou dromou (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (either type V or VIII); in the corners: .σ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (either type V or VIII); in the corners: .σ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
.ε̣ο̣.
τ̣ιβσπ̣
.ογοθτ
̣ρομ
[Λ]έο[ν]τι β(ασιλικῷ) σπα(θαρίῳ) (καὶ) [λ]ογοθ(έτῃ) τοῦ δρόμ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.668 |
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Diameter | 29.0 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 protospatharios and logothete of the Drome.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)