Leo Kastamonites (twelfth century)
Obverse
Two military saints standing. No epigraphy visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
...ΙΣ
...ΗΛΕ
..ΤΟΣΚ
ΜΟΝΙ
ΤΟΥ
[εἴμ]ι σ[κέπ]η Λέ[ον]τος Κασταμονίτου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3680 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2305. See also PBW : Leon 20438. |
Translation
εἴμι σκέπη Λέοντος Κασταμονίτου.
I am the protection of Leo Kastamonites.
Bibliography
- Iōannēs Kastamonitēs: symvolē stē meletē tou viou, tou ergou kai tēs epochēs tou (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Several other seals in the collections of Dumbarton Oaks and Fogg Museum, linked to this entry, bear the name of Leo Kastamonites. Katsaros (Katsaros, Iōannēs Kastamonitēs, p.134-138) dates them all, including the present specimen, to the eleventh or twelfth century. There is not enough evidence, however, to establish whether they belonged to the same individual.