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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Cyme
Denomination
3 Minas
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
7.50 cm
Width
7.10 cm
Height
2.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
1482.80 - - Tekin 2019 No No Yes
1480.00 - - Auction Münz Zentrum 2016 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Vase Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2019: Lead balance weight, Cyme. Hellenistic period. Depicted with vase with one handle; countermark; M+I (Miletus?). Three-mna, 1482.8 g, 75×71×26 mm. İzak Eskinazi Collection.
Auction Münz Zentrum 2016: Antike Gewichte. Aiolis. Kyme. Dimnun (Würfelstumpf): 71x74x29mm, 1,48 kg. Skyphos von Kyme; l. Gegenstempel mit Monogramm für E, M, F und vielleicht noch G, I, O, P, C und / oder Y. RR beige Patina, s 8581. Das Dimnun (Dimnoun), die Doppel-Mna zu 200 Drachmen = 1/30 Talent, war üblicherweise das schwerste der marktüblichen Bleigewichte griechischer Zeit. Vorliegendes Stück basiert auf einer Gewichtsdrachme von 7,4g.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Stamped / Countermarked Authority, Mint, Unidentified
Fac simile

Countermark: {monogramma ΜΙ}

Edition
Countermark: {monogramma ΜΙ}
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
May 11, 2016
circumstances
Antiquities trade.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection May 11, 2016 None
Antiquities Trade None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Münz Zentrum 2016 None 1001 None None
Tekin 2019 71 57 None None
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