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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Bisanthe
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
7.10 cm
Width
7.50 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
555.60 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
556.00 - - Babelon & Blanchet 1895 + BnF No No No
556.13 - - Schillbach 1865 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Caduceus Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Mine de Bisanthe quadrangulaire. Plomb. L: 7,4 cm l: 7,2 cm; épaisseur: 1,2 cm; Poids 556 gr. ΒΙΣΑΝ; des caractères frustes dans le champs gauche; un monogramme (ΠO) et MNA. Un caducée.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: Mine de Bisanthe. Poids quadrangulaire. Sur l’une des faces, un caducée; au-dessus, ΒΙΣΑΝ (Βισανθηνόν); dans le champ, à gauche, des caractères frustres; à droite, le monogramme Πο et le mot ΜΝΑ. Plomb. Poids, 556 gr. Long. Des côtés, 72 mill. Trouvé à Rodosto, l’ancienne Bisanthe, et acquis en 1872. [Handwritten]
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

ΒΙΣΑΝ
{monogramma ΠΟ}
ΜΝΑ

Edition
Βισαν(θηνῶν) | {monogramma ΠΟ} | μνᾶ.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: Tekirdağ
Findspot (site)
Tekirdağ [Bisanthe / Rhaidestos]
context
Schillbach 1865: in sepulcro Graeco Bisanthae, quam nunc app. Rodosto.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: Trouvé à Rodosto [i.e. Tekirdağ], l’ancienne Bisanthe.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Aug. 27, 1872
circumstances
Acquired from M. Lambros.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Aug. 27, 1872 Bronze 2239
Dethier Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Schillbach 1865 204–205 74 pl. XIV/74 None
Dumont 1869 205, n. 3 None None t. II
Soutzo 1884 462 312 None (non vidi)
Michon 1890 25, n. 7 None None None
Pernice 1894 181 706 None None
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 677 2239 None None
Michon 1907 553, n. 19 None None None
Tekin 2016a 65–66, 185 1 pl. 11/75 None
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