Bronze weight, Roman-Byzantine, for 3 solidi, Attic Solonian system

Made:
200-699 in Middle East
One square, flat, bronze weight of the Roman-Byzantine Empire

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One square, flat, bronze weight of the Roman-Byzantine Empire
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One square, flat, bronze weight of the Roman-Byzantine Empire, marked N[-?], for 3 solidi of the Attic Solonian system of weights, = 1/2 Roman uncia. Weight 199.3 gr. (Unit Solidus or Nomisma = 66.2 gr.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-671
Materials:
bronze and complete
Measurements:
overall: mm
type:
byzantine weight (uncia)
credit:
Weights & Measures Department (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)