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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Himera

Denomination

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Astragalus

Length

4.80 cm

Width

3.20 cm

Height

2.80 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
214.83	-	-	Anzalone 2009	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Position
Astragalus	Shaped
Male figure	Stamped / Countermarked	Riding
Goat	Stamped / Countermarked

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Anzalone 2009: Ricavato secondo la tecnica della fusione piena, il reperto si conserva in buono stato, con qualche incrostazione diffi cile da rimuovere. È lungo 4,8 cm, largo 3,2, alto 2,8, pesante 214,83 g. Sulla faccia superiore reca un’impressione ovale (1,2 × 1 cm) al cui interno è ancora ben leggibile una fi gura virile nuda sul dorso di un caprone.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Italy: Sicilia: Palermo

Findspot (site)

Himera

context

Anzalone 2009: L’astragalo fu rinvenuto nel 2001 all’altezza del ciglio occidentale dell’Isolato IV, in un’area non scavata immediatamente a Sud del Quartiere Nord sul Piano di Imera.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -425 TO -400

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
-

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Anzalone 2009	175–194	None	fig. 1–2	None
Weiss 2013	314–317	None	None	None
Anzalone 2018	49–50, 52	Br6	None	None