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Copyright credit: Auction Leu 2020
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Copyright credit: Auction Leu 2020
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Copyright credit: Auction Leu 2020
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
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Authority
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MintAntioch
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Denomination1/4 Mina
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MaterialMetal: Lead
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ManufactureCast
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ShapeSquare
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Length6.00 cm
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Width6.00 cm
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Height- cm
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Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight 169.39 - - Auction Leu 2020 No No Yes -
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche Double cornucopia Relief Lattice pattern Relief -
WearCorrosionHandleNoSuspension holeNoRecarved mouldNoRecarved weightNoIntentionally destroyedNoArchaeological descriptionAuction Leu 2020: Weight of 1/4 Mina (Tetarton) (Lead, 60×60 mm, 169.39 g), Antiochia on the Orontes, circa 2nd to 1st centuries BC. ΔHMOΣION / [TETAPTON] Two crossed cornucopiae. Rev. Latticework design. Pondera 3579. Good fine.AutopsyNo
INSCRIPTION
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Language Technique Legend type Greek Relief Denomination, Mint -
Fac simile
ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΝ
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EditionΔημόσιον | [τέταρτον].
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Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Findspot (region)
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Findspot (site)
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Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
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Region
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City
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Date of first acquisitionAug. 15, 2020
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circumstancesAntiquities trade.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
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Curatorial SectionGREEK
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Time frameFROM -150 TO -1
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Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
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Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number Antiquities Trade Aug. 15, 2020 None -
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment Auction Leu 2020c None 529 None None
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