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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Bassus, Eques, Philosebastus
Mint
West Asian mint
Denomination
3 Uncias
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.65 cm
Width
4.60 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
63.70 - - Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
63.65 - - Pernice 1894 No No No
64.00 - - Inventory of the Archaeological Society of Athens No No No
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
Willocx: Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; little strokes on the relief and on the frame; very light bumps, bigger ones on the upper and right sides. Straight corners and edges; the sides are set at a slant. On the obverse, high frame and sign in relief: Γ. On the reverse, inscription in relief: ЄCЄ̣BI ỌCIΠΠ ΙΛΟCЄ.
Vandermeiren : Poids de forme carrée, aux bords en relief, dépassants. Trace d’appendice, milieu du bord sup, cassée. Avers inscrit de lettre Γ, centrée. Revers lisse avec lettres outrepassant l’objet; alignées, epsilon et sigma lunaires ΕΣΣ(Ε?)ΒΑ/ΟΣΙΠΠΙ̣/ΙΛΟΣΕΒ
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Authority, Denomination
Fac simile

Γ ЄϹϹΒΛ̣ Ο̣ϹΙΠΠΙ̣ ΙΛΟΣΕΒ

Edition
γ´. || . ЄϹϹ Βά̣[σ]|[σ]ο̣ς? ἱππι̣[κ(ὸς)] | [φ]ιλοσε[β(άστος)].
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Feb. 28, 1879
circumstances
Acquired by the Archaeological Society of Athens in February 1879.
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
Archaeological Society of Athens Feb. 28, 1879 Pb. 1329
National Archaeological Museum (Athens) Dec. 31, 1894 8761
Numismatic Museum (Athens) June 30, 1912 1911–1912, ΛΘ´, 289
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Pernice 1894 171–172 639 None None
Weiß 1990 133–134 None None None
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