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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
3 Uncias
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
2.70 cm
Width
2.10 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
81.70 - - CPAI III/2 No No Yes
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
CPAI III/2: Flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; centring points on the top and bottom (very small); silver-inlaid on the top with the denominational mark Γ. The bottom is blank. It is a three-ounkia (ounkia of 27.23 g). Patinated.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination
Fac simile

Γ

Edition
Οὐ(γγίαι) γ´.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
CPAI III/2: Acquired in 2007.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/2: AD 3rd-5th centuries.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 3108
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/2 None 015 pl. 5 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/2: [Mint:] Eastern Mediterranean / Aegean.
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