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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mahmud II
Mint
Denomination
5 Dirhams
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)
Length
1.70 cm
Width
0.80 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
16.04 - - None No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Flattened octogonal in form ; stamped with the date of assay (1)239 (=1823, time of Mahmud II) within cartouche and to right the tughra ; the bottom is blank.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Arabic Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
Eastern Mediterranean/ Aegean.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1971
circumstances
Bought in 1971.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ISLAMIC
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Ottoman, AD 19th century.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museums Istanbul Dec. 31, 1971 71.171 (M)
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI II None 441 107 None
VARIA
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