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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
4.31 cm
Width
4.31 cm
Height
0.62 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
75.66 - - Measured by Bendeguz Tobias No No Yes
75.66 - - (scientific literature) No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Cross
Wreath: inscription
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Commercial weight. Disc. Iconography: Cross. Wreath: inscription.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Invocation
Fac simile
+ D¯S IN NOMINE TVO IVSTICIA
Edition
+ D(ominu)s, in nomine Tuo iusticia.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Italy: Umbria: Terni
City
Orvieto [Velzna / *Volsinii Veteres / Urbiventus]
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Orvieto
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 Y 21.587.9
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Blanchet 1946 117–118 None
VARIA
Additional comment
24. Mai 1954 von Adrein Blanchet erworben.
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