Boelirenus (?) (sixth century)
Obverse
Facing portrait of figure, female (?). Border of dots.
Reverse
Block monogram. Border of dots.
B - - i - L - N - o - R
Boelireni (?)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.76 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
Translation
Boelireni (?).
(Seal of) Boelirenus (?).
Bibliography
- Les sceaux byzantins du Médaillier Vatican (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of this name may seem to be a stretch, as it would have to be slightly skewed, but it seems most appropriate, and is attested an a cruciform inscription on a seal in the Vatican (Laurent, Vatican, no. 301). The alternative (which is just as unattested) given by Laurent is the just as strange Renouboeli.