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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Marcus Calpurnius Apollodotos Neos, agoranomos
Mint
West Asian mint
Denomination
1 Libra = 1 Litra
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
9.43 cm
Width
10.02 cm
Height
0.75 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
320.00 - - Hendin 2007 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Hendin 2007: 1 libra (320 g = 1 libra); lead rectangle with raised border and tab, ΛΕΙ ΤΡΑ (litra = libra); reverse: MΚΑ’ΑΠΟ/ΛΛΟΛΟΤΟ/Υ⸱ΛΕ⸱ΦΙΛΟ/ΣΕΒ֝ ΑΓΟΡ/ΑΝΟΜΟΥ (M. Kas son of Apollodo, Year 35, Friend of Augustus, Agoranomos); 100.2×94.3×7.5 mm. ex. S. Dere, New York, 1990. Cf. [Auction Münz Zentrum 1983]: 28 for the weight standard.
Vandermeiren: Poids de forme carrée, aux bords en relief, dépassants, étroits. Inscription centrée sur avers, écrite en petites lettres. Poignée/appendice accrochée au milieu du bord supérieur. Revers lisse, portant une inscription circonscrite dans un cadre carré. Lettres régulière, interponctions et ligatures, peu espacées; Ε, Σ de forme lunaire. Trait épais (peut-être parce que tracé abimé ?) lecture MΚΑ֝ ΑΠΟ/ΛΛΟΛΟΤΟ/Υ⸱ΝΕ⸱ΦΙΛΟΣΕΒ֝ ΑΓΟΡ̣/ΑΝΟΜΟΥ
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Denomination
Fac simile

ΛΕΙ ΤΡΑ ΜΚΑ‘Λ’ΑΠΟ ΛΛΟΔΟΤΟ Υ·ΝΕ·ΦΙΛΟ ϹЄΒΑΓΟΡ ΑΝΟΜΟΥ

Edition
Λεί|τρα. || Μ(άρκου) Καλ(πουρνίου) Ἀπο|λλοδότο|υ νέ(ου) φιλο|σεβ(άστου) ἀγορ|ανόμου.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
United States of America: New York
City
New York City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1990
circumstances
Acquired from S. Dere, New York.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 1 TO 300
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Hendin Collection Dec. 31, 1990 279
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hendin 2007 192 279 fig. 279 None
VARIA
Additional comment
For similar weights (especially the inscription on the reverse), see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/12126/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/18283/
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