Denarius: February 2022

I picked up a lot of Late Roman or Byzantine coin weights today. New to me is an Eight Solidi / Nomismata (= 8/6ths of an Ounce) = 36.4 gr. std wt. It is engraved N֯H with a series of dots. There are 36 examples of this denomination on pondera. The lot also had 4 & 2 Solidi wts.

Shown below are some weights I obtained since my last coin weight post.

Late Roman or Early Byzantine bronze coin weight

NH – 8 Nomisma or Solidi

This weight was purchased as part of a lot of 3. When I have the weight in hand, I will check weight and dimensions.

Obv – Centering indention between marks of value - N° H decorated with swirled lines, all made with punched dots

Rev - Centering indention

Edge to be determines, obv & rev have raised edges.

Late Roman / Byzantine coin weights used N֯H to indicate eight Numis / Solidus. The standard weight is 36.4 g. There are 37 (36 bronze) 8 N weights on - https://pondera.uclouvain.be/browse/

Five Nomismata round coin weight, late Roman or Byzantine, 4^th to 6^th century AD

Obv – Engraved circle between marks of value - N° E decorated with swirled lines, all made with punched dots

Rev - Engraved circle surrounded by 4 equally spaced dots

Edge had raised edges and center, obverse and reverse have raised edges with inscribed circle.

22.42 grams

25 mm dia X 7 mm thick

same denomination as Bendall 96

Byzantine Octagonal Bronze Weight of 4 Numismata; 800 - 1000 A.D

Obverse - N֯Δ to indicate four Numis / Solidus

Reverse - blank

18.14 grams

22 X 21 X 5 mm

NΔ - 4 Nomisma or Solidi from NBS lot

Obv – Centering indention between marks of value - N° Δ decorated with swirled lines, all made with punched dots

Rev - Centering indention and 4 dots (weight adjustment?)

Edge to be determines, obv & rev have thick raised edges.

Late Roman / Byzantine coin weights used N֯Δ to indicate four Numis / Solidus. The standard weight is 18.2 g. Many weights, but not all, have a small o near the N. One of my weights is in lead and has only Δ and is 16.48 grams. Another weight is blank and is 15.74 g. The octagonal weight = 18.14 g. There are 88 4 N weights on - https://pondera.uclouvain.be/browse/

Three Nomismata round coin weight, Byzantine, 5^th to 6^th century AD

Obv – Engraved circle between marks of value - Ν° Γ, above cross all made with inscribed lines

Rev - Engraved circle surrounded by 4 equally spaced dots

Edge had raised edges and center, obverse and reverse have raised edges with inscribed circle.

13.1 grams

22 mm dia X _ mm thick

similar to Bendall 145

Geneva 262

Late Roman / Byzantine coin weights used N֯ Γ to indicate 3 Numis / Solidus. The standard weight is 13.6 g. Many weights, but not all, have a small o near the N. There are 368 3 N weights on -

https://pondera.uclouvain.be/browse/

I also picked up some Greek lead weights.