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Mavros (?) apo hypaton (sixth/seventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

α - β - μ - ο - ρ - υ

Μάβρου (?)

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Wreath border.


ΠΟ
ΥΠΑ
ΤΩΝ

ἀπὸ ὑπάτων

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

α - β - μ - ο - ρ - υ

Μάβρου (?)

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Wreath border.


ΠΟ
ΥΠΑ
ΤΩΝ

ἀπὸ ὑπάτων

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2257
Diameter 28.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Μάβρου (?) ἀπὸ ὑπάτων.

(Seal of) Mavros (?) apo hypaton.

Commentary

While this would be a misspelling of the name, the resolution of the monogram as Μάβρου seems the only possibility.