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This fifth- to seventh-century steelyard weight in the shape of an empress represents the most common type of weight used with early Byzantine steelyard scales (1). Earlier scholarship proposed that each weight represented a specific Byzantine…

Obv.: To l., Phocas standing, crowned; in r. hand, gl. cr. To l., Leontia standing, crowned, holding cruciform scepter transversely in r. hand. Between heads, cross.
Rev.: m. Above, cross.

Obv.: Justin, on l. and Sophia on r., seated, nimbate, on double lyre-backed throne. He holds in r. hand, gl. cr., she holds cruciform scepter.
Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Obverse: Bust of Pulcheria r., draped with necklace, earrings, and rosette diadem.
Reverse: Enwreathed cross, CONOB* in exergue.

inscription: obverse: AELPVLCH ERIAAVC
inscription: reverse: VOTXX MVLTXXXX
Obverse Inscription: AEL PVLCH-ERIA AVG
Reverse Inscription: VOT XXX - MVLT XXXX

Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Emperor standing facing holding standard and globe. SMHA in exergue.

Obverse: Draped busts of Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II facing with pearl diadems. Cross in field above Honorius.
Reverse: Moneta wearing a long tunic and a cloak over the shoulders, standing facing, head turned to l., holding scales in r.…