The IX monogram or XI monogram is a type of early Christian monogram, namely Christogram, looking like the Cyrillic letter Ж or the spokes of a wheel, sometimes within a circle.
Intaglio with Chi and Iota, 190-300 AD, Swiss National Museum.
The 5th century Byzantine Column of Marcian displays the XI monogram inside a wreath.
Detail of IX monogram on Constantinople sarcophagus, end of 3rd, early 4th century.
Cover of Merovingian sarcophagus, Musée de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used
IX monogram
…The IX monogram or XI monogram is a type of early Christian monogram, namely Christogram, looking like the Cyrillic letter Ж or the spokes of a wheel, sometimes within a circle. The IX monogram is formed by the combination…
The Chi-Rho, a monogram of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ