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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
24 Nomismata = 24 Solidi
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.37 cm
Width
3.22 cm
Height
0.85 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
74.33 - - Autopsy Bendeguz Tobias No No Yes
74.00 - - Babelon 1918 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Monetary weight. Square. Iconography: No cross. No wreath.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination, Other
Fac simile

VSV SOL XXIIII

Edition
Vsu(ales) | sol(idi) | XXIV.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
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
National Library of France (Paris) None Bronze 2272
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 694 2272 None
CIL XIII 742 10030/63 None
Babelon 1918 239–240 None None None
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