Leo Machetarios, praipositos (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the sceptre and globus. Details indistinct. No inscription visible.
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the sceptre and globus. Details indistinct. No inscription visible.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, bottom line missing. A cross above. Border of dots.
σκεποι
μαχηταρι
ονουσραγ,
πελειλεοντ
πρα̣.π̣οσιτ,
αρ.η̣γ̣ε̣τ̣
....
σκέποι(ς) Μαχητάριον, οὗ σφραγ(ὶς) πέλει(ς), Λέοντ(α) πρα[ι]πόσιτ(ον), άρ[χ]ηγέτ(α) [νόων]
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3965 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm; field: 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2046. |
Translation
σκέποις Μαχητάριον, οὗ σφραγὶς πέλεις, Λέοντα πραιπόσιτον, άρχηγέτα νόων.
May you, commander of the incorporeal, protect the praipositos Leo Machetarios, as whose seal you serve.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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