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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Chios
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.00 cm
Width
2.80 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
53.50 - Jan. 18, 2019 Measured by Louise Willocx No No Yes
53.00 - - Babelon & Blanchet 1895 + BnF No No No
53.46 - - Killen 2017 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Amphora Relief LEFT Lying
Unidentified Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Poids quadrangulaire. Bronze. L. 2,9 cm; l. 2,7 cm; Ep. 0,6 cm; Poids: 53 gr. ΟΓ. Une amphore et un objet indistinct.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: Poids quadrangulaire. Une face est décorée d’une amphore et d’un objet indéterminé. Une inscription est représentée au dessus: OΓ. Revers lisse. Bronze. 29 x 27. Ep. 6. Pds: 53 gr. (M 6223) [handwritten].
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

Ο Γ

Edition
Ὄγ(δοον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: İzmir
City
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
Date of first acquisition
Aug. 4, 1905
circumstances
Acquired from M. Dosseur (representative of M. Stilianopoulos, from Smyrna).
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. 4, 1905 Bronze 2240B (M6223)
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 None 2240B None (handwritten note in the BnF copy available on http://gallica.bnf.fr/)
Killen 2017a 252 Chi II b 8 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Note Louise Willocx: Amphore (de Chios?) à droite et inscription sur le côté gauche. Entre les deux, petit bucrane en haut? et objet indéterminé en bas en haut relief.
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