18 Nomismata = 18 Solidi

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)

3.70 cm

3.70 cm

0.90 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
77.80	-	-	None	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross	Incised + Inlaid			Five

CPAI III/2: Octogonal in form with plain profile; centring point on the top; a copper-inlaid circle on the top divides the face; in the inner zone there is a cross above the denominational mark N°I H, both punched and engraved; originally inlaid but inlay is missing; in the outer zone, four crosses and four large dots through the edge; while the large dots are inlaid with copper; the inlays of the cross motifs are missing. The bottom is blank. It is a eighteen-nomisma (nomisma of 4.32 g). Patinated.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Incised	Denomination

    †

N° ΙΗ

Νο(μίσματα) ιηʹ.

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 300 TO 800

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	Dec. 31, 2007	PMA 2841

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Stiegemann 2001	None	III.58	None	None
Wamser 2004	None	828	None	None
CPAI III/2	None	625	pl. 164	None

Maybe a fake weight.