1 Tremissis = 1/3 Nomisma = 1/3 Solidus

Glass

Cast

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

1.80 cm

1.80 cm

0.30 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
1.40	-	-	(scientific literature)	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Wreath: line

Glass weight. Disc. Colour (Farbe): dunkelblau. Iconography: No cross. Wreath: line.
CPAI III/2: 7th century AD? Eastern Mediterranean. Weight for a gold coin (tremissis). Glass, 18 x 3 mm; 1.40 g. Inv. no. PMA 2867. Acquired in 2007. Description: Dark-blue coloured, transparent round weight with a central impression. The cruciform monogram is composed of the letters Π(?) or C on the left, maybe a Γ at the bottom, an E on the right, and the ligature Description: Dark-blue coloured, transparent round weight with a central CONCORDANCE impression. The cruciform monogram is composed of the letters n (?) or C on the left, maybe a I at the bottom, an E on the right, and the ligature  at the top. With the letter Π on the left side there is no meaningful resolution for the monogram yet. Reading a C instead of the Π the monogram can be resolved as CEΡΓΙ. A similar monogram is found on silverware dating to the 7th century.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

{monogramma}

ΕΟΠΥ

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	None	PMA 2867

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/2	None	741	pl. 200	None

2007 erworben.
CPAI III/2: Ref.: Cruikshank Dodd 1961: 271 no. 100.