Medallion or Token

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Object Name: 
Medallion or Token
Place Made: 
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
59.1.242
Dimensions: 
Overall D: 1.2 cm, Th: 0.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
perhaps 300-699
Primary Description: 
Translucent green glass; stamped. Circular disc; obverse: inscription, three lines of Greek capitals in sharp relief: 1. cross, nu (written backwards), eta; 2. (retrograde) kappa, eta, phi, omicron; 3. (retrograde) rho, omicron, nu (presumably for upsilon): Nekephorou, for Mikephorou, genitive singular of personal name Nikephoros. Reverse smooth.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Translucent green
Technique: 
stamping

Publications (1)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three (2003) illustrated, pp. 32-33, 212, #926; BIB# 58895