Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

1.51 cm

Width

1.58 cm

Height

0.30 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

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

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Exagium. Square. Iconography: Cross. No wreath. Two imperial busts.
Dürr 1964: Exagium solidi. Dim. 15,1 × 15,8 mm; épais. 3 mm; poids 4,50 g. Forme rectangulaire (pl. 16). Poids en bronze recouvert d’une feuille de laiton repoussée. Dans un grènetis, l’empereur et l’impératrice diadémés de face, entre eux une croix.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

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/284
Naville Collection	None	284

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dürr 1964	84	284	pl. 16/284	None
Campagnolo 2015	121	139	None	None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015	122	360	None	None