Ananias (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin between two crosses, facing and nimbate. Before her, Christ with nimbus cruciform. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin between two crosses, facing and nimbate. Before her, Christ with nimbus cruciform. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
α - ι - ν - ν - ο - υ
Ἀνανίου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.201 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Ἀνανίου.
(Seal of) Ananias.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The letter at the termination of the right arm of the reverse cruciform monogram may be an M or an N, but is likely an Ν (cf. Zacos-Veglery, no. 1110). Other possibilities for the reading of the monogram include the less common Ἀννιανοῦ (Annanianos), or Ἰουλιανοῦ (Julian)--made less likely by the duplication of the Ν instead of the insertion of an explicit Λ.