Zenonianos (?) (sixth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
α - ζ - η - ι - ν - ο - υ - ω
Ζηνωνιάνου
Reverse
Latin inscription. Wreath border.
SP.
A
RI
spathariu
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.755 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos and Veglery, I/1, no. 580 (does not offer a reading for the owner's name). |
Translation
Ζηνωνιάνου spathariu.
(Seal of) Zenonianos spatharius.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The monogram's reading is strange, but Zenonianos seems the only possible reading. The much less likely possibility would be that a patronymic is contained within it (i.e. Zeno, son of John, or the opposite). Zenonianos is the clearly preferable reading.