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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

1.63 cm

Width

1.63 cm

Height

0.21 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.29	-	-	Dürr 1964	No	No	No
4.28	-	-	Campagnolo and Weber 2015	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Two crosses

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Monetary weight. Square. Iconography: Two crosses. No wreath.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Dim. 16,3 × 16,3 mm; épais. 2,1 mm; poids 4,29 g. Forme carrée (pl. 13). Sur deux lignes: SOL/+I+ gravé. 1 solidus.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

SOL | I

Edition

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/213
Naville Collection	None	213

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dürr 1964	80	213	pl. 13/213	None
Vasilopoulou 1983	None	53	None	None
Bendall 1996	None	164	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	127	385	None	None