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Two Coin (Nomismata) Weight
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
5th–7th century
Object Place: Byzantine, Middle East
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Other (Diameter x Depth): 18.71 × 4.71 mm (3/4 × 3/16 in.)
Weight: 8.53 gm (0.01 kg)
Weight: 8.53 gm (0.01 kg)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8259
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionA coin weight (monetary weight). The weight of two gold coins is engraved as NB (or ‘two nomismata’).
ProvenanceAcquired in Athens by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Boston; 1901, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1901)