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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
1.70 cm
Width
1.70 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
15.80 - - BnF No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Athena / Minerva Shaped Bust
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Poids carré absent de la boite BR.FRO.21. Bronze. H: 1,8 cm; L: 1,7 cm; Poids: 15,80 gr. Inscription en relief dans un cadre: ΘΥΝΟ. Au dessous del’inscription, en contremarque, une tête à droite et un cercle.
Froehner: Poids carré en bronze. Acheté à M. Leontidès, octobre 1887. H et L 0,017. ΘΥΝΟ en relief, dans un carré creux. Buste de Minerve à gauche en contremarque. Annelet gravé.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile

ΘΥΝΟ

Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1887
circumstances
Acquired from M. Leontidès, in october 1887.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1925 Froehner 796
Froehner Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
-
VARIA
Additional comment
Froehner, Registre VIII, p. 155.
Lost.
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