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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Agrigentum
Denomination
4 Drachmas
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Struck
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
3.10 cm
Width
3.10 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
16.79 - - Auction Bertolami 2015 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Arethusa ------- Stamped RIGHT Head
Dolphin ------- Stamped Four
Crab ------- Stamped
Fish ------- Stamped LEFT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Auction Bertolami 2015: Sicily, Lead tetradrachm, Syracuse and Akragas, c. 420 BC; PB (g 16,79; mm 31; h 4); Head of nymph between dolphins, Rv. Crab, below, fish. (Reference, for Obverse: SNG ANS 202 ff., for Reverse: Gulbenkian 163-164. Kraay/Hirmer 174. Rizzo pl. I, 16. Very rare, fine.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Oct. 5, 2015
circumstances
Antiquities trade.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -420 TO -405
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Antiquities Trade Oct. 5, 2015 None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Bertolami 2015 None 126 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Is it a weight?
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