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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Libra = 1 Litra

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

5.99 cm

Width

6.22 cm

Height

1.01 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
323.62	-	-	Measured by Bendeguz Tobias	No	No	Yes
323.62	-	-	(scientific literature)	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross between marks of value
Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Commercial weight. Square. Blumen in den oberen Ecken. Unterhalb des Kranzes in den Ecken endende Wellenlinien. Iconography: Cross between marks of value. Wreath: opposite herringbone pattern.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Denomination

Fac simile

ᗑA

Edition

Λί(τρα) α´.

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 2285d (ex M.5038)

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895	None	2285d	None	(handwritten note in the BnF copy available on http://gallica.bnf.fr/)
Dieudonné 1931	11–12	2	pl. I/4	None

VARIA

Additional comment

N.A. 2285d. 20. Oktober 1902 von Paul et fils et Guillemin (Paris) erworben.

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