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Mezeos/Mezezios apo hypaton (seventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ε - ζ - ι - μ - ο - υ

Μεζέου / Μεζέζιου

Reverse

Inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.

π.
υπ
τν

ἀπ ὑπάτων

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.

ε - ζ - ι - μ - ο - υ

Μεζέου / Μεζέζιου

Reverse

Inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.

π.
υπ
τν

ἀπ ὑπάτων

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.3188
Diameter 23.0 mm

Translation

Μεζέου / Μεζέζιου ἀπὸ ὑπάτων.

(Seal of) Mezeos / Mezezios apo hypaton.

Commentary

The name could be a form of Meze (cf. Zacos-Veglery, no. 363, 388), however the genitive-ending ligature ου is clear; this seems a Hellenized version of the name.