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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Nomisma = 1 Solidus

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

1.25 cm

Width

1.20 cm

Height

0.35 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
4.06	-	-	(scientific literature)	No	No	No
4.10	-	Aug. 24, 2021	Measurement done by L. Delanaye	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Little to no wear

Corrosion

Little to no corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Lysiane Delanaye: Square weight made of copper alloy. Green patina, lighter on the reverse, with some brown-copper spots here and there. On the obverse, incised N with an omicron above. On the reverse, sligth notch (circle) in the middle at the bottom. The left side is slightly wider than the right side.

Bendeguz Tobias: Monetary weight. Square. Iconography: No cross. No wreath.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Incised	Denomination

Fac simile

N°

Edition

Nό(μισμα)

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Spain: Balears

Findspot (site)

Santueri (Castillo de)

context

Santueri (Mallorca), Quadrant β2

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

FROM 700 TO 800

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Museum of Mallorca	None	DA14/09/0030

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Ilisch et al. 2005	96	G-6	pl. 19/G-6	None
Morrisson 2006	470	None	None	None