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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Polychronios, eparchos?
Mint
Denomination
1 Uncia
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.60 cm
Width
2.61 cm
Height
0.56 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
21.53 - - Autopsy Bendeguz Tobias No No Yes
21.52 - - Babelon 1908 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Cross
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Commercial weight. Square. Kreuz wird von zwei Sternen flankiert. Iconography: Cross. No wreath.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Authority, Other
Fac simile

ΠOΛYXPONIOY OBPYZON

Edition
Πολυχρονίου. | Ὄβρυζον.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Nov. 19, 1907
circumstances
Acquired from Mr. Dosseur (Paris) on November 19, 1907.
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) Nov. 19, 1907 Bronze 2267a (ex M.6666)
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 None 2267a None (handwritten note in the BnF copy available on http://gallica.bnf.fr/)
Babelon 1908 45–54 None
Kubitschek 1909 33 None
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