210. Cross-monograms

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Description

Monument: Two adjacent white marble blocks.
Text: On the face, ii to the east of i; to the west of these are three carefully cut crosses.
Letters: Monograms: i: 0.17 high; ii: 0.185 high.
Date: Sixth century or later (form of monograms).

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i
	(?αβιεου)
ii
	(?Ποστύμ(ιος))

Translation

I cannot resolve i; ii might be Ποστυμ for Postumius .

Photographs

i: Face (1973) ii: Face (1973)

Representations

Drawing of Monogram i Drawing of Monogram ii

Commentary

See discussion at XI.17.

Locations

Found: City walls: south stretch, south face, a little west of 209; see plan 7.
Original: Unknown
Last Recorded: Findspot

History

Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 210, whence PHI 703, 683.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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