Loan of a gold solidus against a pledge of garments TM 21361Antinoopolis, EgyptMarch 1, 569 A.D.

☧ In the reign and consulship of our most divine master Flavius Justinus, the eternal Augustus and Imperator, year four, Phamenoth 5, of the present second indiction, in the city of Antinoopolis, the most splendid. Flavius Christodoros son of Theodoros, herald (praeco) of the governor's office of this city of the Antinoites, from which he also originates, to Aurelia Euphemia daughter of Theodoros, widowed of her husband, from the same city of the Antinoites, greetings. I, the aforementioned Christodoros, herald, acknowledge through this present written security that I have received and borrowed from you, from hand into my hands, for my own and pressing needs, as capital in gold 1 solidus less 6 carats by the public standard of Antinoe, total 1 gold solidus less 6 carats by the same public standard; and this I and my heirs of every kind are ready to pay back to you whenever you wish, through those acting lawfully on your behalf, together with its monthly interest, that is 250 talents of silver, without any bad faith or delay, all my property present and future being pledged to you for this. And for your security I have made this document for you, signed, which is valid and binding wherever it is produced, and having been asked on all points I have given my assent. Evidently, for this I have deposited with you by way of pledge an Egyptian linen cloth of Tarsian type and an undershirt (?). † † † crosses of Christodoros † I, Flavius Christodoros son of Theodoros, herald of the governor's office, the aforementioned: it is agreeable to me and I will repay the aforesaid solidus with its interest whenever you wish, so that I may recover the pledges as stated above. I, Aurelius Magistor son of Horouonchios, from Antinoe, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters, he having made three crosses with his own hand.