Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

χρυσοῖ δύο <:textus non legitur>
ματακαισω
〚τ +〛
δύο χ(ρυσοῖ?)

Symbol	Meaning
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
+	Illegible/unclear character
?	Represents uncertainty
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Findspot:	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Greek
Writing Style:	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 9 Graffito Length: 27 Min Letter Height: 6 Max Letter Height: 9
Bibliography:	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 355-356.
Commentary:	“Two gold coins [aurei]” is followed by additional letters, presumably giving the start of the word ending in ματα, which is then followed by the conjunction καί and another word, of which there are probably additional traces now barely visible.
Suggested Citation:	AGP-SMYTP0703, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYTP0703> [accessed: 09 May 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03