Late Roman Double-Sided Bulla with Inscription
4th-5th century A.D. A bronze discoid bulla, cut from a larger bronze plaque in antiquity with fragments of Greek inscription; Side A: '??? [.]/????C/ Y????C[.]'; Side B: '[.]N[.]EN????/E??C?O???'. See Entwistle, C., ‘The Early Byzantine weights from Kunszenmarton, Hungary’ in Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, Budapest, 67 (2016), pp.287-300, nos.2, 5, for eastern Roman round weight examples. 165 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.). Acquired 1969-1999.London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent. The bulla probably belonged to a bishop, probably to a certain Vinkentios (N[.]EN????/E??C?O??? = of Vincentius Bishop) and as well as a woman named Flavia from Joppa (??? [.]/????C/ Y????C), probably his servant. It could have been used as a weight or as a personal sign to fulfil various activities in the name of the owner.