The Stephanos Silver charger
The central, fluted roundel (‘print’) with a parcel-gilded inner ring inscribed in Greek + ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΥ, ‘of Stephanos’, or ‘belonging to Stephanos’. Comparisons with other pieces suggest a 4th-century date for this large charger, a date which is indirectly corroborated by the absence of control stamps on it, a feature which first occurs during the reign of Emperor Zeno (r. 474 - 475 and 476 – 491)
FULL DESCRIPTION WITH ILLUSTRATION OF COMPARANDA FORTHCOMING
Date
Late Roman / Early Christian period; 4th-5th century
Diameter: 41 cm
Weight: 2,000 g
Provenance
Ex Private Collection KG, Wiesbaden, Germany
Acquired by AXIA 01/07/2014