Leo 233 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | IX |
| PmbZ No. | 4467, 4493 |
| Locations | Peloponnesos (officeplace); Peloponnesos |
| Titles | Basilikos kommerkiarios, Peloponnesos (office); Dioiketes (office); Kommerkiarios, Peloponnesos (office) |
| Seal Sources | Dumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-); Laurent, V., La collection Orghidan (Paris, 1952); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Leo 233 was a dioiketes and kommerkiarios, probably of the Peloponnesos; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals II 22.12 = Zacos and Veglery 2104. Obv.: cruciform monogram, of uncertain type, with .ω - σω - .ου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Λεον - τι διοικ' και κ - μερκ' Π. - ..π. The name and titles read: Λέοντι διοικητῇ καὶ κ[ο]μερκ[ιαρίῳ] Π...π. He was probably the owner of another seal, belonging to a Leo who was basilikos kommerkiarios of Peloponnesos, also dateable to the ninth century: Laurent, Orghidan 229. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει, with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Λεοντ - η β' κουμε - ρκ' Πελοπο - νησου. The name and title read: Λέοντι βασιλικῷ κουμερκιαρίῳ Πελοπονήσου. Laurent dated this seal to the eleventh century, but Seibt regarded this date as a printing error and assigned it to the ninth century (see Winkelmann, Rangstruktur, p. 125).
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