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Object Name: 
Weight or Token
Place Made: 
Eastern Mediterranean
Accession Number: 
59.1.235
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 1.9 cm, H: 0.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
400-699
Primary Description: 
Transparent yellowish-green glass; stamped. Roughly circular disc; on upper surface, circular stamp, D: 1.3 cm, bearing equal-arm cross with Greek letters at extremities; clockwise, from top O Y (written as one) P H and Gamma, all in relief.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Transparent yellowish-green
Technique: 
stamping
Inscription: 
Γ
monogram
: 
Left Part of: ΓPHΓOPIOY
OY
monogram
: 
Above Part of: ΓPHΓOPIOY
P
monogram
: 
Right Part of: ΓPHΓOPIOY
H
monogram
: 
Under Part of: ΓPHΓOPIOY

Publications (1)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three (2003) illustrated, pp. 35-36, 213, #935; BIB# 58895