Lead

Cast

Square

1.60 cm

- cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.12	-	-	Auction Concordia 2023c	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Bird	Relief	RIGHT
Circle	Relief
Leafy branch	Relief

Auction Concordia 2023c: PB Asia Minor. Byzantine nomisma weight (AD 9th–10th centuries) Square in form; stamped on face with circular beaded border enclosing bird to right flanked by two spiral palmette; plain base. Cf. C. Entwistle, A Catalogue of the Late Roman and Byzantine Weights and Weighing Equipment in the British Museum, 2008, no. 567; Concordia 2, 1087. Bird-figured weights are rarely seen in collections and publications, and they are difficult to date as there are no inscriptions or markings on them. However, both their weights and the depictions on them confirm that they are Byzantine weights (O. Tekin, ‘Kuş Figürlü Kurşun Bizans Nomisma Ağırlıkları’, TEBE Haberler 37 (2014), 17–18). Weight: 4.12 g. Diameter: 16.17 mm. Described by Pactolus Numismatic Academy (PNA).

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 1, 2023	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Concordia 2023c	None	727	None	None

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