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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1 Tremissis = 1/3 Nomisma = 1/3 Solidus
Material
Glass
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
1.85 cm
Width
1.85 cm
Height
0.27 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
1.10 - - (scientific literature) Yes No No
1.10 - - Tekin 2024 Yes No Yes
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
Glass weight. Disc. Colour (Farbe): hellgelb-grünlich. Iconography: No cross. No wreath.
Tekin 2024: Tremissis. Glass, 1.10 g (broken), 18x2 mm. Inv. no. 30.8.97. Find place: Lower Agora 97/006.a. Acquired in 1997. On the obverse, monogram in relief. It is a tremissis in unit (1/3-nomisma, nomisma of 3.3 g). There is a missing part on the edge (it's broken), so its mass is low. The reverse is plain and blank. It dates to the 5th-7th centuries AD.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile
Edition
{monogramma}
Monogram
ΑΕΘΝΞΠΡV
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Türkiye: İzmir
Findspot (site)
Selçuk / Efes [Ephesus / Arsinoe / Arsinoeia]
context
Tetragonos-Agora, Kammer J
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
FROM 400 TO 700
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Ephesus Museum None 30.8.97
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Czurda-Ruth 2003 159 None
Metaxas [forthcoming] 1 None
Tekin 2024d 192 297 fig. 297 None
VARIA
Additional comment
Kiste 012a/97
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