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widely used in Byzantium made the list, even though this interpretation contradicts the
universal value of the Edict for all the territories of the Empire.
Table 23 offers a synopsis of the marbles mentioned in the Edict, their ancient and
modern names, and the cost per Roman foot (1 Roman foot = 0.296 m). 323 It is generally
assumed that the cost was calculated in cubic feet. Recent evidence gathered by
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S. Corcoran and J. DeLaine, however, suggests that the square foot is more likely. 324 Table
23 demonstrates that the navis lapidaria which sank at Punta Scifo A was carrying marbles
that ranked among the most expensive and the cheapest varieties mentioned in the Edict:
pavonazzetto from Docimium valued at 200 denarii/R.ft., and Proconnesian from the
Marmara Island for a fifth of that price: 40 denarii/R.ft. The column shafts located in Capo
Cimiti, made of cipollino from Euboea, were priced at 100 denarii/R.ft.
323 For a comparison between ancient and modern names, marble production centers, and a detailed
description of each variety, see: Borghini 2001, 132-295; Erim, Reyn.
324 Corcoran and DeLaine 1994, 263-73. P. Pensabene assumes a cubic foot in his calculations for the cost of
the Punta Scifo A cargo (Pensabene 1978a, 113). The same assumption is made by M. Giacchero (Giacchero
1974, 305-6) and P. Barresi (Barresi 2002, 75-6).