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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 258
Poblat visigòtic de Puig Rom
Medieval

weight

MAC GIR-002245

Object type
weight
Production date
601 / 700
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Medieval
Discovery location
Poblat visigòtic de Puig Rom
Materials
bronze
Township
Roses (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
minting
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
32 x 10 mm
Description
Weight. Circular bronze weight. At the front, it displays incised decoration consisting of a Greek cross of equal arms surrounded by palm and olive flower. Under a "range" with an abbreviation point and the letters Г Β "beta" numeral (abbreviation of the Greek weight meaning two ounces). There are still visible traces of silver that filled the letters and crosses, surrounded by a crown or laurel made with a burin. It is a so-called Byzantine exagium weight, used for checking the weight of precious metals, especially gold. It corresponds to the series of weights within the official system of values ​​established from the currency devaluation and Constantine's creation of the aureus.

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