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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Colophon
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.70 cm
Width
3.90 cm
Height
0.80 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
123.73 - - Killen 2017 No No Yes
123.89 - - Auction Sol Numismatik 2024 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Lyre / Cithara Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Killen 2017: Rechteckiges Gewicht mit Relief: Kithara. Inschr.: TE(ταρτον). Maße: 3,9 × 3,7 × 0,8 – 123,73 g. Einheit: Tetarton. Mat.: Blei. Dat.: spätklass.–hell. (Verf.). Lit.: Weiß (in Vorb.).
Auction G&M 2022: Sammlung Bleigewichte, vornehmlich aus Kyzikos. Hellenismus bis Kaiserzeit. 3. Jh. v. Chr. - 3. Jh. n. Chr. [...] Ex Sammlung Peter Weiß, Kiel, erworben zwischen 1967 und 2005.
Auction Sol Numismatik 2024: IONIA. Kolophon. 3rd-1st centuries BC. Weight (lead, 123.89 g, 39x37 mm). T-E Lyre. Rev. Blank. From the collection of R. N. Draskowski.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

Τ    Ε

Edition
Τ–έ(ταρτον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
March 23, 2022
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
Draskowski Collection March 23, 2022 None
Antiquities Trade May 11, 2024 None
Weiß Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Killen 2017a 238 Kol b 3 pl. 27/4 None
Auction Gorny & Mosch 2022b None 4931g None (no description)
Auction Sol Numismatik 2024a None 911 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
The weight is not described in the lot auctioned by G&M 2022, but appears on the picture.
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