Flavius Bassos, ephoros ; Flavius Zonainos, ephoros

1 Libra = 1 Litra

Lead

Cast

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

10.10 cm

10.10 cm

0.79 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
233.30	-	-	Auction Archaeological Center 2007	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross	Relief
Concentric circles	Relief			Two

Auction Archaeological Center 2007: Palestine, Anonymous (Judaean city?). A Byzantine round lead weight, 233.3 gr., 101 cm. in diam., 6.2/7.9 cm. thick. At top and at the beginning of the inscription, a cross is depicted. The Greek inscription reads: ΕΠΙ ΦΛΑ / ΒΑC ΕΘΥ ΚΑΙ / ΖΟΝΑΙΝΟΥ / ΛΑΜΠΡ ΡΡ ΕΦΟ ΡΡ / ΥΝΔΒΙ Λ Α. On the reverse a large letter Α is depicted surrounded by two registers decorated with diamonds and wavy lines. In very good condition. Rare. (A. Spaer coll. no. W-163). Unpublished.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Denomination

A

         +
+ ΕΠΙ ΦΛΑ
ΒΑC ΕΘΥ ΚΑΙ
ΖΟΝΑΙΝΟΥ
ΛΑΜΠΡ ΡΡ ΕΦΟ ΡΡ
     ΥΝΔΒΙ
        Λ Α

α´. || ✝ | ✝ Ἐπὶ Φλ(αουίων) | Βάσσου καὶ | Ζοναίνου | λαμπρ(οτάτων) ἐφόρ(ων), | ἰνδ(ικτιῶνος) βι΄, | (λίτρα) α΄.

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 400 TO 700

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 4, 2007	None
Spaer Collection	None	W-163

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Archaeological Center 2007b	6, 9	390	fig. 390	None
Gatier 2014	159–160	None	fig. 9	None