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The end of a lease contract from Aphrodito in the 6th century AD, in which two lessees, Aurelius Mousaios and Aurelius Psais son of Victor, accept a penalty in gold if they fail in their obligations. The document closes with the subscription written for them by Aurelius Iezekiel, a witness statement by Aurelius Phaous, and the notary Kyros's completion note.
A tremissis is a gold coin worth one third of a solidus; 'goldsmith's standard' refers to coins of full weight. The object of the lease is lost with the opening lines.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment from end of lease). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] [… 2 lines lost …] […] κοι[…]ον, εἰ δὲ μή, ἀποδώσομέν σοι […]τὸ τῆς τούτων τιμῆς χρυσοῦ τριμήσιον καὶ ἄλλα δύο χρυσοῦ νομίσματα χρυσοχοῦ ἀναμφιλόγως. ἡ μίσθωσις κυρία ἔσται καὶ βεβαία· καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν. ☧ † Αὐρήλιοι Μουσαῖος […]ου καὶ Ψάις Βίκτορος οἱ προκείμενο…
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