Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

22 Keratia = 22 Siliquae

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

1.40 cm

Width

1.45 cm

Height

0.25 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Campagnolo and Weber 2015: Poids de 22 keratia. Lieu de fabrication indéterminé, IVe-VIe siècle (?) Laiton. Poids 3,885 g ; hauteur 14,0 mm ; largeur 14,5 mm ; épaisseur 2,5 mm. Incrustation en partie intacte. Inv. CdN 32540 bis, don Nadine Naccache-Pereire, 1971. Avers : KΒ. Technique : gravé et incrusté d’argent. Travail fruste. Au revers : traces d’ajustage. Poids rare.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

ΚΒ

Edition

κβ´

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1971

circumstances

Donated by Nadine Naccache-Pereire, Paris, 1971.

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, 1971	CdN 032540 bis
Naccache-Pereire Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
MAH (Geneva) 1972	389	None	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	138	424	None	None