Late Roman Emperors’ Monograms

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.

 

EmperorMonogramExample Coin
Theodosius II
AD 402-450
theoII 
Theodosius II
AD 402-450
 Â 
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