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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Athens
Denomination
1/6 Stater
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.20 cm
Width
4.00 cm
Height
1.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
157.00 - - Babelon & Blanchet 1895 No No No
156.90 - Jan. 16, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
156.00 - - Chabouillet 1858 No No No
156.80 - - Longpérier 1849 + Schillbach 1865 + Soutzo 1884 + Pernice 1994 + CIG IV No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Half-amphora
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Sixième de mine attique carrée. Plomb. L. 4,2 cm ; épaisseur : 1 cm ; Poids: 157 gr. HMITPITON (rétrograde). Partie supérieure d'une amphore.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: Poids quadrangulaire. Sixième de mine attique. Une des faces est décorée par la partie supérieure d’une amphore. Inscription autour en rétrograde : ΗΜΙΤΡΙΤΟΝ. Plomb. Poids, 157 grammes. Long. des côtés, 40 mill.
Pernice 1894: Quadratische Bleistück. Paris, Cab. Des méd. HMITPITON. Gewicht 156,80 gr (Einheit 940,80 gr).
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; strokes on the upper right corner and on the lower edge; light grooves on the amphora's rim on the right; small stroke on the left side; light bumps on the upper side. Rounded corners; straight edges and sides; the reverse is flat. On the obverse, light frame and depiction of a half-amphora in relief. The handles extend to the rim. Around the amphora on three edges, letters in relief: HMI TPIT ON (retrograde). (Height without relief: 0.95 cm).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Relief Denomination
Fac simile

HMITPITON

Edition
Ἡμίτριτον
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
May 25, 1816
circumstances
Échange le 25/05/1816 avec Millingen James
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -500 TO -27
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) May 25, 1816 Bronze 2235 (ex Reg.71 [1808-1816]; ex 8248)
Millingen Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
du Mersan 1838 129 None None None
Longpérier 1847 335 None pl. XLV/fig. 4 = Œuvres II (1883), p. 202
Chabouillet 1858 None 3189 None None
Vázquez Queipo 1859 422 None None None
Schillbach 1865 198-199 39d None None
CIG IV 266 8535 None None
Soutzo 1884 53 46 None None
Michon 1890 33 None None None
Pernice 1894 91 55 None None
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 676 2235 2235 None
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