Unter den strengen Augen der Kaiser. Ein sextarium trisaugusteum mit Kaiserinschrift vom Anfang des 5. Jahrhunderts

A Roman bronze measure with inscription is presented here. It can be dated to AD 402-408, due to the three emperors mentioned, Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II. In the incised text the measure is called a sextarium exagialem, unc(iae) XXIIII, a sextarium for the weight of 24 ounces (= two Roman pounds). A test of the weight with spelt led to the confirmation of this weight indication. The beaker has an extraordinary designed handle. The busts of three emperors looking at the vessel are fixed on a vertical crossbeam at the top of the handle, illustrating imperial control and authority. An inscription from the horreum of Andriake (Lycia) provides the late antique terminus technicus for this kind of measure, sextarium trisaugusteum

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