1 Tremissis = 1/3 Nomisma = 1/3 Solidus

Glass

Cast

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

1.90 cm

1.90 cm

0.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
1.04	-	-	(scientific literature)	No	No	No
1.03	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Cross	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck

Glass weight. Disc. Colour (Farbe): hellgelb-grünlich. Iconography: Cross. No wreath.
Tekin 2024: Tremissis or “Quadrans”? Glass, 1.03 g, 20x17x3 mm. Inv. no. 36.8.97. Find place: Ephesus excavation, Lower Agora 97/002, RW Stoa L-shop. Acquired in 1997. On the obverse, monogram in relief. The reverse is plain and blank. The mass of this glass weight is too low for the tremissis. Could we be facing something new here? Because, the units known so far are nomisma, semissis, and tremissis for weighing gold coins or precious material. However, the weight of this glass weight here is extremely low. Such a low mass would not be expected for tremissis. There doesn't appear to be any significant damage or break on the weight, meaning there is no deficiency substantial enough to cause a loss in weight. So, it rather corresponds to a quadrans. Therefore, this glass weight might have been produced as a quadrans, meaning a quarter of a nomisma. However, since this is unique one, the unit name “quadrans” should be used cautiously; it might not be accurate. It dates to the 5th-7th centuries AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority

{monogramma}

ΚΝΟΠVΦΩ

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

FROM 400 TO 700

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	None	36.8.97

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Czurda-Ruth 2003	159			None
Metaxas [forthcoming]		5		None
Tekin 2024d	192	298	fig. 298	None

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