Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

κοε

Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 2 Graffito Length: 5 Min Letter Height: 2 Max Letter Height: 2
Apparatus Criticus	There is no sign of any following letters that would allow this to be seen as the beginning of a word or name, such as a Greek rendering of Quintus or Quietus. It could be intended for Κῷε, the vocative of “Coan”. We have no other explanation to offer.
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 293.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00292, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00292> [accessed: 13 Oct 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03