Leo imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and domestikos of the Optimatoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Peacock with open tail. Traces of a circular inscription. No visible border.
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[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Peacock with open tail. Traces of a circular inscription. No visible border.
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[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
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Λέοντ(ι) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρυσοτ(ρικλίνου) (καὶ) δο(μεστίκῳ) τῶν Ὀπτημά[των]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3975 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.9. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Ὀπτημάτων.
Lord, help your servant Leo, imperial protospatharios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou and domestikos of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
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