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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Athens
Denomination
1/6 Stater
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.30 cm
Width
4.10 cm
Height
0.90 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
149.10 - May 10, 2017 Measurement done by L. Willocx No Yes Yes
158.00 - - Zdrojewska 1986 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Half-amphora
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: some chippings and grooves (one big on the left and upper sides of the amphora). Rounded and folded corners; straight edges. On the obverse, frame and depiction of an half-amphora (Panathenaic type II) in relief. The right bottom of the amphora is flattened. Around the amphora, letters in relief: ΗΜ (above) ΙΤΡ (on the right side) ΙΤΟΝ (below). The reverse is plain. Standard 112.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination
Fac simile

ΗΜΙΤΡΙΤΟΝ

Edition
Ἡ̣μίτρ̣ιτον
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Greece: Attica
City
Athens [Athenae]
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1867
circumstances
Athens 1867. Acquired by the National Museum in Warsaw in 1956.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
early 4th-2nd c. BC
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Museum in Warsaw Jan. 1, 1956 142777
Czartoryski Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Froehner 1899 188 None 20 None
Zdrojewska 1977 83 None 12 None
Zdrojewska 1986 32 None 24 None
VARIA
Additional comment
Provenance: Athens 1867.
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