Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Uncia , 6 Nomismata = 6 Solidi

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

2.53 cm

Width

2.53 cm

Height

0.46 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Monetary weight. Square. Iconography: Cross. No wreath.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Dim. 25,3 × 25,3 mm; épais. 4,6 mm; poids 23,40 g. Forme carrée (pl. 15). –+ I gravé et incrusté d’argent. L’inscription SOL est divisée en trois plans par des petits ⊥Ϛ⊥ traits gravés. 6 solidi ou une once. Voir Pink, col. 92.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

– I SOL Ϛ

Edition

(Vncia) I. | Sol(idi) | 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/265
Naville Collection	None	265

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Babelon 1918	241	None	None	None
Pink 1938	col. 39	None	None	None
Dürr 1964	83	265	pl. 15/265	None
Bendall 1996	54–55	159–160	fig. 159–160	None
Campagnolo 2015	124	149	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	95	228	None	None