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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
2 Uncias
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
3.70 cm
Width
- cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
53.70 - - CPAI III/2 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Star above marks of value
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/2: Discoid in form with plain profile; raised rim; double grooves along the rim and centring points on the top and bottom; engraved and punched on the top with a motif of eight pointed star above the denominational mark Β; originally inlaid but inlay is missing. The bottom is blank but file marks. It is a two-ounkia (ounkia of 26.85 g) Patinated.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination
Fac simile

Β

Edition
Ο(ὐ)γ(γίαι) β´.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
CPAI III/2: Acquired in 2007.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/2: AD 6th-7th centuries.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 2827
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/2 None 180 pl. 50 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/2: [Mint:] Eastern Mediterranean / Aegean.
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