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N. patrikios (sixth century)

 
 
title

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ΚΛΠ

(?)

title

Reverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ΙΚΠΡΤ

πατρικίου

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ΚΛΠ

(?)

Reverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ΙΚΠΡΤ

πατρικίου

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2925
Diameter 26.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm

Translation

(?) πατρικίου.

(Seal of) N. patrikios.

Commentary

The obverse monogram, though clearly rendered, is indecipherable. It is likely either a foreign name or a Greek one unattested in this period, such as Πολυκλίτου (Polyklitos).