Lead

Cast

Square

4.76 cm (1.875 inch)

5.72 cm (2.25 inch)

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
211.60	-	-	Auction Malter 2011	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Heracles / Hercules	Relief	FACING	Standing
Iolaos	Relief	LEFT	Standing

Auction Malter 2011: Roman, 200–50BC., a lead weight in square shape, holed for attachment to go to steelyard. Weighs 211.6 grams. Size is 1 7/8" × 2.25". On obverse, recessed in the center are 3 figures. The largest representing a male with small child in a sitting position. The third figure is a female carrying a scepter. Punched on reverse side. In the four corners are a triangle with circle in middle representing god. Highly stylized and extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge is unpublished. Similar types found in Petrie and Munz Zentrum, November 1979. Paul Bessey Collection.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority

{four monogramms}

ΔΙΟ , ΑΜΟ , ΔΟΥ , ΛΟ

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM -200 TO 200

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	Feb. 13, 2011	None
Bessey Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Malter 2011	None	46	None	None

For other identical weights, see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/549/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/11603/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/12522/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/19994/

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8542574_46-roman-200–50bc-a-lead-weight-in-square-shape