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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Smyrna
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.70 cm
Width
4.80 cm
Height
0.50 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
88.90 - Jan. 18, 2019 Measured by Louise Willocx No No Yes
89.00 - - Babelon & Blanchet 1895 + BnF No No No
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
BnF: Poids de Smyrne quadrangulaire. Plomb. L. 4,7 cm; l. 4,5 cm; ép. 0,5 cm; Poids: 89 gr. Une face est couverte d’inscriptions: ΑΓΟΡΑΝ/ΔΙΜΟΣ/ΣΜΥΡΝ; au pourtour, une double bordure en relief. Au pourtour, une bordure en relief. Le revers est lisse.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: (Z 731) Poids de plomb, de Smyrne. Plaque quadrangulaire avec l’inscr. ΑΓΟΡΑΝ | ΔΗΜΟΣ | ΣΜΥΡΝ. 45 x 47 mill. 89 gr. [handwritten].
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Mint
Fac simile

ΑΓΟΡΑ󰆐
ΔΙΜΟΣ
ΣΜΥΡΝΥ

Edition
Ἀγοραν(όμων) | διμόσ(ιον) | Σμύρνυ.

L. 2: διμόσ(ιον) for δημόσ(ιον). L. 3: Σμύρνυ for Σμύρνη?
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1912
circumstances
Exchange in 1912.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -100 TO 200
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1912 Bronze 2244A (Z 731)
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 None 2244A None (handwritten note in the BnF copy available on http://gallica.bnf.fr/)
Tekin 2016a 105–108, 201 15 pl. 27/213 None
VARIA
Additional comment
See https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/534/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/1769/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13047/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13362/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13363/.
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