Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)

Length

2.00 cm

Width

1.90 cm

Height

0.19 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Campagnolo and Weber 2015: Poids de 1 nomisma. Lieu de fabrication indéterminé, Ve-VIIe siècle (?). Laiton. Poids 3,72 g ; hauteur 20,0 mm ; largeur 19,0 mm ; épaisseur 1,9 mm ; axe 360° (?). Nielle bien conservé, revers gratté. Inv. CdN 2011-46, ancienne collection Nadine Naccache-Pereire. Avers : †. Revers : И (?). Technique : poids octogonal avers gravé, poinçonné et niellé. Trou d’ajustage à l’avers.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

† || N (?)

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1971

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, 1971	CdN 2011-0046
Naccache-Pereire Collection	None	46

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Vasilopoulou 1983	None	83	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	138	427	None	None