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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Uncia

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Length

2.95 cm

Width

2.95 cm

Height

0.42 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

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

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Commercial weight. Octogon. Iconography: Cross between marks of value. Wreath: herringbone pattern.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Diam. ext. 29,5 mm; diam. int. 27 mm; épais. 4,2 mm; poids 26,33 g. Forme octogonale (pl. 9). †Α, gravé et autrefois incrusté dans une couronne gravée. 1 once.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

Α

Edition

Ο(ὐ)γ(γία) α´.

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/079
Naville Collection	None	79

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dürr 1964	71	79	pl. 9/79	None
Bendall 1996	27–28	41	fig. 41	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	85	178	None	None