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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
West Asian mint
Denomination
2.5 Uncias
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.90 cm
Width
5.05 cm
Height
0.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
63.10 - - Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
63.07 - - Pernice 1894 No No No
63.00 - - Inventory of the Archaeological Society of Athens No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Artemis / Diana Stamped / Countermarked Standing
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Willocx: Lead weight; square shape with a round handle. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; small strokes on the sides. Slightly folded and rounded corners; the sides are set at a slant; the reverse is flat. On the obverse, raised frame and signs in relief: B <. On the round handle, depiction hardly legible in relief: Artemis of Ephesus?
Vandermeiren: Poids de forme carrée, aux bords en relief, dépassants. Avers inscrit de lettre B, centrée; signe < ?. Appendice, milieu du bord inférieur, forme semi-circulaire et apparemment pliée; ornée d’un dessin. . . Revers lisse, apparemment blanc.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

B 𐅵

Edition
β´ 𐅵.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Nov. 8, 1883
circumstances
Acquired from Λαφαζάνη on November 8, 1883.
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 Nov. 8, 1883 Pb. 2213
National Archaeological Museum (Athens) Dec. 31, 1894 9062
Numismatic Museum (Athens) June 30, 1912 1911–1912, ΛΘ´, 291
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Pernice 1894 172 641 None None
Michon 1907 555, n. 8 None None (attribution to Ephesus)
Weiß 2013 681 None None (to be attributed to Magnesia?)
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