Byzantine Half Solidus Weight

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Object Description

A Byzantine lead square-shaped coin weight, engraved using the chasing technique of hammering small dots into the weight to form the Greek letters iota and beta, I and B, which refer to the weight’s size and dimensions. Such weight would have been used to weigh 12 sliquae or half nomisma-solidus. Square was the predominant shape for weights dating between the 4th and late 6th century AD.

Date: Circa 4th-6th Century AD

Object Condition

Fine condition, some green and brown patination to the surface.

Object Details

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  • dimensions
    W:1.7 x centimeters

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St James's Ancient Art
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