2 Sicilici = 3 Nomismata = 3 Solidi

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

2.10 cm

2.10 cm

0.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
15.19	-	-	CPAI II	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

CPAI II : Square form; on the face, ΑΞ (or ΑΖ) / ΤΕΡΠ / ⲱΝΟϹ / Β and (☧); all in relief; on the bottom, Τ, inlaid with silver. Terponos may a person (zygostrates?); Β and ☧ refers to denomination, i.e. two unit. Denarius mark () sometimes took the form of ☧ and was used for unit mark especially at the eastern part of the Roman Empire (see references below). The mass of the present weight corresponds to two 1.5 solidus (4.55 g + 2.27 = 6.83 g × 2). There are two other weights in the collection of Leiden (see Houben below) which bear Α and Ε with ☧ (6.5 g and 33.8 g respectively); and while one example (Γ : 22.45 g) comes from Corinth (see Davidson below), one example is in the collection of Pera Museum (see below Kürkman) which depicts the bust of Athena and a inscription around it; in the field there are Β and ☧ (14.11 g); and in Gurolyova 1999, one Ε (34.73 g), one Δ (33.25 g). So the units and their masses should be as follows theoretically : Α = 6.83 g, Β = 13.64 g, Γ = 20.49 g, Δ = 27.32 g, Ε = 34.15 g.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

On the face, ΑΞ (or ΑΖ) / ΤΕΡΠ / ⲱΝΟϹ / Β and (☧)
On the bottom : Τ

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

CPAI II : Late Roman Imperial Period.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Museums Istanbul	Jan. 1, 1975	75.665 (M)

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI II	None	094	25	None

CPAI II : Mint : Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.
Cf.: Pink 1938, col. 29; Davidson 1952, no. 1587; Kisch 1965, p. 154; Houben 1982, p. 135 and 137, nos. 67-68; Gurolyova 1999, nos. 17-18; Kürkman 2003, no. 10.