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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

6 Uncias

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

Length

4.88 cm

Width

4.88 cm

Height

1.25 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
160.80	-	-	Dürr 1964	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross above marks of value
Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Commercial weight. Disc. Iconography: Cross above marks of value. Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Diam. 48,8 mm; épais. 12,5 mm; poids 100,80 g. Forme ronde (pl. 1). †Ϛ gravé et autrefois incrusté dans une couronne semblable aux [Dürr 1964] nos 1, 14, 312 et 320. Les bords sont très relevés, la hauteur de la pièce est divisée par deux profondes entailles. 6 onces.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

Ϛ

Edition

Ο(ὐ)γ(γίαι) ϛ´.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1956

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Art and History Museum (Geneva)	Dec. 31, 1956	CdN 032581 bis/004
Naville Collection	None	4

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dürr 1964	66	4	pl. 1/4	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	46	22	None	None