ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
10 Dirhams
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
2.00 cm
Width
1.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.55 | - | - | None | No | No | Yes |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird’s eye |
Wear
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
The weight is a flattened sphere doubly truncated in form, punched on the top and bottom with a large and concave bird’s eye pattern (concentric circles) ; on the main body of the weight are three raws of bird’s eyes. Patinated and corroded.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: Mersin
Findspot (site)
context
Collected in Mersin and its vicinity and donated in 2010.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 2010
circumstances
Collected in Mersin and its vicinity and donated in 2010.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ISLAMIC
Time frame
FROM
900
TO
1300
Comments on Chronology
Islamic (AD 10th-13th centuries).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Silifke Museum | Dec. 31, 2010 | 2011/129 (A) (KP142) |
| Klima Plus Collection | None | None |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPAI I | None | 129 | 38 | None |
VARIA
Additional comment
This weight is also similar in form (not aways in unit) with Qedar 1981, no.s. 137-140 ; Qedar 1983, nos. 5174, 5176 (both misattributed to Byzantine) ; Holland 1986, nos. 18 and Kürkman 2003, 98 and 101 ; Holland 2009, no.160 ff.
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