Leo hypatos, protonotarios, and kommerkiarios of the West (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram, type V. In the angles: τσ|δΛ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram, type V. In the angles: τσ|δΛ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
λεοντι
υπτνο
τSκομερκ
τησδυσε
Λέοντι ὑπάτ(ῳ) (πρωτο)νοτ(άρίῳ) (καὶ) κομερκ(ιαρίῳ) τῆς Δύσε(ως)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1813 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, 1.27b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι ὑπάτῳ, πρωτονοτάρίῳ καὶ κομμερκιαρίῳ τῆς Δύσεως.
Theotokos, help your servant Leo hypatos protonotarios and kommerikiarios of the West.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal comes from the same boulloterion as BZS.1958.106.1614, and the readings of the two are combined here. See also the commentary to that entry.