Antonius, comes, 4th-6th centuries. Weight of 1 Nomisma (Bronze, 16x16 mm, 4.41 g, 12 h), a square coin weight with plain edges. Large N with o above; around, + ANT-ⲰNIO/Y KOM/HTOC; all engraved and inlaid in silver. Rev. Blank. Pondera -. Apparently unpublished. Some inlais missing, otherwise, very fine.
The weight was marked by an Antonius who bore the title comes (Greek κόμης). Originally meaning 'companion,' the title came to be used from the reign of Constantine I onward as a rank for imperial officials and senior civil and military officeholders. In the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods, comes could denote either a personal honorific or court rank, or a specific administrative or military office; without a further official designation, Antonius’s precise status cannot therefore be determined