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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
L. Egnatius Victor Lollianus, governor (Pontus-Bithynia) ; Marcus Ulpius Pius Demetrianus, agoranomos (Nicomedia) ; Marcus Ulpius Pius Demetrianus, agoranomos (Nicomedia) ; Philip II, Roman Emperor ; Philip the Arab, Roman Emperor ; Titius Marcus Caesidius Aquila Cornelianus, curator rei publicae (Nicomedia)
Mint
Nicomedia
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)
Length
11.00 cm
Width
9.50 cm
Height
1.20 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
-
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Öztürk 2018: Hexagonal weight from lead. On each side, a molded border, itself stamped with inscriptions and designs, frames a long inscription in relief letters. Provenance unknown, though according to H. Perk, it could be from Sakarya.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Date
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile
Edition
Ἔτους ε̣ʹ τῶν κυ|ρίων͜ ἡ͜μῶν Αὐτοκρ|ατόρων Μ(άρκων) Ἰουλίων Φι|λίππ̣ων ͜Σεβαστῶν, ὑ|πατ͜εύοντο̣ς τῆ͜ς ἐπαρ|χείας Λου(κίου) Ἐ̣γ̣νατ(ίου) Οὐίκτο|ρος Λολλιανοῦ πρεσ|βευτοῦ καὶ ἀντιστ|ρατήγου τῶν | Σ̣εβαστῶν || κα̣[ὶ] λ̣ογι̣στεύ|οντος τοῦ κρατί|στου Τιτίου Μ(άρκου) Και̣|σι̣δίου Ἀκύλα Κορ|ν͜ηλιανοῦ, ἀγορανο|μοῦντος Μάρκου Ο|ὐλπίου Πίου Δ|ημητριανοῦ Β|ειθυνιάρχου.

Countermark: Μ(άρκου) Οὐλπίο͜υ Πίο͜υ | Δημ͜ητριανο͜ῦ.

[ed. Haensch and Weiß 2019]

App. criticus: A8–9: ἀντιστ|ρατήγουτῶν Öztürk 2018 || B3: Τιτίου Öztürk 2018, Haensch and Weiß 2019: Γ̣α̣ίου? || B: 3–4 Και|σιλίου in der ed. pr., aber der untere Balken eines Delta ist zu erkennen. || Erster Kontrollstempel: in der ed. pr. dem Haupttext zugewiesen. || Zweiter Kontrollstempel: in der ed. pr. fehlt die Ligatur OY am Ende.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: Sakarya
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 247 TO 248
Comments on Chronology
Year 5 of the (joint) reign of Philip the Arab and Philip II.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Halûk Perk Museum None HPM13442
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Öztürk 2018 43–51 None fig. 1–2 None
Adak 2019 20–33 None None None
Haensch and Weiß 2019 467–474 24 fig. 1–2 None
Öztürk 2019 251–256 None None None
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