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Leo imperial spatharios and tourmarches of Macedonia (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣΛ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.

ΛΕΟΝ
ΤΙΒΣΠΑΘ
ΤΡΜΜΑ
ΚΕΔΟΝ

Λέοντι βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Μακεδονίας

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣΛ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.

ΛΕΟΝ
ΤΙΒΣΠΑΘ
ΤΡΜΜΑ
ΚΕΔΟΝ

Λέοντι βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Μακεδονίας

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1056
Diameter 28.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 43.39.
Zacos-Veglery, no. 2147.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Μακεδονίας.

Theotokos, help your servant Leo imperial spatharios and tourmarches of Macedonia.

Bibliography

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