Peter patrikios (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Letters: ΕΟΠΡΤΥ : Πέτρου. Thin wreath border.
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Letters: ΙΚΟΠΡΤ : πατρικίου. Thin wreath border.
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.79 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Πέτρου πατρικίου.
(Seal of) the patrikios Peter.
Commentary
It is possible that the monogram on the reverse of this seal could be deciphered as πραιποσίτου, if the bar protruding in the lower right quarter forms a sigma.