Leo bishop of Kerasous (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ..–σ|.-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
+λ.
τιεπι
πκε
.σου
Λ[έον]τι ἐπι[σκό]πῳ Κε[ρα]σοῦ[ντ(ος)]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ..–σ|.-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
+λ.
τιεπι
πκε
.σου
Λ[έον]τι ἐπι[σκό]πῳ Κε[ρα]σοῦ[ντ(ος)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3100 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 34.3. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι ἐπισκόπῳ Κερασοῦντος.
Mother of God, help your servant Leo, bishop of Kerasous.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)