John Thomas (sixth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
α - ι - ν - ο - υ - ω
Ἰωάννου
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
α - θ - μ - ω
Θωμᾶ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2876 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἰωάννου Θωμᾶ.
(Seal of) John Thomas.
Commentary
The relationship between the two names on the obverse and reverse is generally indeterminable; the only possible assistance is that the word υἱοῦ/υἱῷ is only contained on the Ἰωάννου side of the seal (perhaps the seal reads Ἰωάννου υἱου Θωμᾶ). BZS.1951.3.5.2789 comes from a different boulleterion, but its monograms have the same disposition.