Leo 239 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | IX |
PmbZ No. | 4456 |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Tralles (Asia) (officeplace); Tralles (Asia) |
Occupation | Bishop |
Titles | Bishop, Tralles (Asia) (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., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Leo 239 was bishop of Tralles; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 38.2 = Zacos and Veglery 2096 = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1693. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: Λεον - τι επις - κοπ' Τρα - .ις. The name and title read: Λέοντι ἐπισκόπῳ Τράλις.
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