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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

8 Uncias , 48 Nomismata = 48 Solidi

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Shape

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

Length

8.40 cm

Width

9.40 cm

Height

0.60 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
174.00	-	Jan. 16, 2017	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes
174.00	-	-	Archives Seyrig (HS 337, II)	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Circular lead weight (8.4×8.2×0.6 cm). 174.0 g. Width (including handle): 9.4 cm.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile

OYNKI|AI OKTΩ | Ν° ΜΗ

Edition

Οὐνκ(ίαι) ὀκτώ· νο(μίσματα) μη´

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Jan. 21, 1973

circumstances

This weight was presented to Seyrig († January 21, 1973) by [Tigrane] Sarrafian.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

FROM 1 TO 300

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Art and History Museum (Geneva)	None	CdN 2017-045

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Seyrig (archives)	None	HS 337, II	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Pictures are available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 337, II).
Pictures are available at the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), photothèque n° 6066 bis = F 4742.
Compare with https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/17380/

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