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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Athens
Denomination
1/8 Stater
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.95 cm
Width
4.00 cm
Height
1.10 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
115.20 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
115.00 - - BnF No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Half-tortoise
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Poids attique dit de demi-tortue. Plomb. L. 3,3 cm ; l. 3,7 cm ; ép. 1,2 cm; Poids: 115 gr. TA. Protomé de tortue.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; small strokes on the sides and the reverse, bigger ones with hollows on the lower right on the reverse. Slightly folded corners (especially on the right), rounded corners and edges; straight sides. On the obverse, depiction of a half-tortoise in relief. The front legs of the tortoise are elongated and folded alongside the tortoise's body; its head is visible but no more the dots on its shell (only a little bit on the edges). Around the tortoise, letters in relief: [HM]IṬ ẸTAP̣. (Height without relief: 0.8 cm).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Relief Denomination
Fac simile

[HM]IṬ ẸTAP̣

Edition
[Ἡμ]ιτ̣έ̣ταρ̣(τον)
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1947
circumstances
Achat à M. Bouché en 1947.
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) Dec. 31, 1947 None
Bouché Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
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VARIA
Additional comment
Y.27869 / V.27869 (tag)
Récolement 2017: n. 67
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