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Late Roman Emperors’ Monograms

Monogram -originally a cipher consisting of a single letter, later a design or mark consisting of two or more letters intertwined. The letters thus interlaced may be either all the letters of a name or the initial letters of the given names and surname of a person for use upon note paper, seals, or elsewhere. Many of the early Greek and Roman coins bear the monograms of rulers or towns. – ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA.

Emperor Monogram Example Coin
Theodosius II
AD 402-450
theoII  
Theodosius II
AD 402-450
 
Marcian
AD 450-457
 marcian  MARCIAN
Leo I
AD 457-474
 leo  Leo
Severus III
AD 461-465
 LibSev
Anthemius
AD 467-472
 anthemius
Julius Nepos
AD 474-475 (480)
 nepos
Zeno
AD 474-491
 Zeno  Zeno
Basiliscus
AD 475-476
 basilicus  Basiliscus
Basiliscus and Marcus  Bas&Mar  Basil-marcus
Zenonis
Wife of Basilicus
 zenonis  Zenonis
Anastasius
AD 491-518
 anastasius  anastasius
Odovacar  odovacar