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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
1.40 cm
Width
1.50 cm
Height
0.20 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
4.72 - - Tekin 2015b No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2015b : Bronze weight ; square in form measuring 14x15x2 mm and weighing 4.72 g ; engraved on the top with the denominational mark N ; at the extremities of the letters and in the angles, punched dots ; originally not inlaid. The bottom is blank. It is a nomisma.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
N
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: Denizli
Findspot (site)
Eskihisar [Laodicea ad Lycum / Diospolis / Roas]
context
Tekin 2015b : From the excavation at Laodicea (L.10.YBM.06).
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Tekin 2015b : May be dated to the AD 5th-7th centuries.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum Dec. 31, 2010 6691
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Tekin 2015b 617;626 22 22 None
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