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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
2 Uncias
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
3.59 cm
Width
3.59 cm
Height
0.92 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
50.75 - - Dürr 1964 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Commercial weight. Disc. Iconography: No cross. Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern.
Dürr 1964: Poids en bronze. Diam. 35,9 mm; épais. 9,2 mm; poids 50,75 g. Forme ronde (pl. 17). Β surmonté d’OB, gravé et autrefois incrusté d’argent dans une couronne gravée. (OB = Obryziakus.) Pièce tournée et profilée. Bords relevés. (Le comes obryzii était le magistrat responsable des poids et du bon aloi des métaux précieux.) 2 onces.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination, Invocation
Fac simile
Θ Β | Β
Edition
Θ(εος) Β(οηθός) | Ο(ὐ)γ(γίαι) β´.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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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/312
Naville Collection None 312
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Dürr 1964 86 312 pl. 17/312 None
Bendall 1996 46–47 120 fig. 120 None
Campagnolo and Weber 2015 74 130 None None
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