Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

12 Grammata = 12 Scrupuli

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

2.20 cm

Width

2.30 cm

Height

0.33 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
--- Two imperial busts

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Commercial weight. Square. Iconography: No cross. No wreath. Two imperial busts.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Dim. 22 × 23 mm; épais. 3,3 mm; poids 13,29 g. Forme rectangulaire (pl. 13). Deux bustes d’empereurs de face gravés et autrefois incrustés d’argent. À l’exergue: IB. Demi-once. Voir M. Ross [1962], pp. 64 et 65.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

ΙΒ

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/231
Naville Collection	None	231

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dürr 1964	81	231	pl. 13/231	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	105	274	None	None