Bonos eparch (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Block monogram; in right field, star. Wreath border.
β - ν - ο - υ
Βόνου
Reverse
Block monogram; in field below, star. Wreath border.
α - ο - π - ρ - υ - χ
ὑπάρχου
Obverse
Block monogram; in right field, star. Wreath border.
β - ν - ο - υ
Βόνου
Reverse
Block monogram; in field below, star. Wreath border.
α - ο - π - ρ - υ - χ
ὑπάρχου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 293. |
Translation
Βόνου ὑπάρχου.
(Seal of) Bonos eparch.
Bibliography
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Schlumberger (p. 510) read the reverse of this seal as ὑπάρχου if the left bar of the Π is read as the left bar of the A with the other bar formed by the diagonal of the Χ, as is done on monograms of Justinian I (Cruikshank-Dodd, Byzantine Silver Stamps, p. 13); here we have followed this reading, although it seems relatively unlikely, as the other possibility would be a second name, Polychronios, and an unknown relationship between the two names.