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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

2 Uncias

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

2.82 cm

Width

2.81 cm

Height

0.87 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
53.33	-	Dec. 31, 2014	Campagnolo and Weber 2015	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross above marks of value

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Campagnolo and Weber 2015: Poids de 2 onces. Lieu de fabrication indéterminé, Ve-VIe siècle (?). Laiton. Poids 53,325 g ; hauteur 28,2 mm ; largeur 28,1 mm ; épaisseur 8,7 mm. Inv. CdN 2011-250, Vente Hirsch 2011, lot n° 1230. Avers :  – B de part et d’autre d’une croix pattée à bras inégaux. Technique : la gravure est exécutée de manière sommaire et le motif est inhabituel.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

Β

Edition

Οὐ(γγίαι) β´.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 2011

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Art and History Museum (Geneva)	Dec. 31, 2011	CdN 2011-0250
Naccache-Pereire Collection	None	250

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Hirsch 2011b	None	1230	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	69	106	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Compare with https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/5766/

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