Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Gela

Denomination

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Astragalus

Length

8.10 cm

Width

- cm

Height

7.10 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
926.25	-	-	Gschwantler 1986	No	No	Yes
926.50	-	-	Auction Egger 1906	No	No	No
926.50	-	-	Kubitschek 1907	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Astragalus

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Mint

Fac simile

Edition

Tν Γελιν μί.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 10, 1906

circumstances

Antiquities trade. According to Kubitschek 1907, this weight belonged to an English man who had lived in Sicily for years.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -450 TO -400

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Museum of Fine Arts (Vienna)	Oct. 12, 1906	VI 3075

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CIG IV	None	8521	None	(non vidi)
IG XIV	None	2419, 7	None	(non vidi)
IG XIV	None	593	None	(non vidi)
Auction Egger 1906	29	425	pl. XII	None
Kubitschek 1907	127–140	None	pl. VI	None
Kisch 1965	114	None	72–73	None
Gschwantler 1986	84	96	fig. 161	None
Dubois 1989	174	153	None	None
Dubois 1989	174	153	None	None
Corti 2001	198;210, note 85	None	None	None