Henry de Leukenore, Chaplain, Warden of St. John's Hospital without the Eastern Gate, Oxford, xiiith cent. City of Oxford: Cast of seal of H. de Leukenore, Warden of St. John's Hospital without the Eastern Gate: 13th cent. Henry de Leukenore, Chaplain, Warden of St. John's Hospital without the...
Seal of an unknown Byzantine imperial white-garbed sword-bearer (spatharokandidatos) and ruler (archon) of Bagenetia (?)
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. On the obverse, remnants of circular inscription in double border of dots, in the field patriarchal cross on three steps flanked by tendrils. On the reverse, inscription of 5 lines; border of dots. Obverse: Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Reverse: [...]άνῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἄρ...
A, B. All Souls College, Oxford, 15th cent.; see Birch, Cat. of Seals, no. 5278. A in red wax, B in gutta-percha. includes: A, B Oxford; All Souls College: Seal: 15th cent.