Leo imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and eparch (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of Christ offering a blessing and holding the book. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Between concentric borders of dots, a circular invocation along the circumference:
κεοηθειτσουλλεοντι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι
Obverse
Bust of Christ offering a blessing and holding the book. Sigla: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Between concentric borders of dots, a circular invocation along the circumference:
κεοηθειτσουλλεοντι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ˊαˊσπ
.θ,επιτ,χ
.υσοτρι
.λην,επ
αρχ
β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χ[ρ]υσοτρι[κ]λίν(ου) (καὶ) ἐπάρχῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.726 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ ἐπάρχῳ.
Lord, help your servant Leo imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and eparch.