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Offline solon

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Byzantine Seal
« on: October 11, 2017, 11:09:20 am »
Hi,
Pb  5.80g.
Obv:  :Greek_Kappa:  :Greek_Alpha:  :Greek_Nu:  :Greek_Delta:  :Greek_Iota:  :Greek_Delta:  :Greek_Alpha:  :Greek_Tau:  :Greek_Omicron:  :Greek_Upsilon_2: .
Rev:  Cruciform monogram.
Help is appreciated. Thank you.

Offline v-drome

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Re: Byzantine Seal
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2017, 12:05:09 pm »
Hi Solon.  The monogram is most likely "of Paulos".  The inscription denotes as follows:

From Oxford Reference: (κανδιδα̑τος, from Lat. candidus, “white”), a dignity. In the late Roman Empire the term denoted a member of a unit of imperial bodyguards, who wore white uniforms—candida turba

Other members may have more information.

Regards, V-drome

 

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