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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Smyrna
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.90 cm
Width
3.80 cm
Height
1.20 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
166.65 - - Killen 2017 No No Yes
166.00 - - Auction Gorny & Mosch 2022 (more likely than 168 g) No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Tripod 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: Dreifuß. Inschr.: ΣΜΥ(ρναίων) | ΤΑΡ(τημόριον). Maße: 3,8 × 3,9 × 1,2 – 166,65 g. Einheit: Tartemorion/Tetarton. Mat.: Blei. Dat.: spätklass.–hell. (Weiß).
Auction G&M 2022: Sammlung griechischer Gewichte. 4. - 1. Jh. v. Chr. [...] Zwei Viertelminen aus Smyrna (168g; 166g) mit Dreifuß und Umschrift [...]. 6 Stück! Ex Sammlung Peter Weiß, Kiel.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

ΖΜΥ

ΤΑΡ

Edition
Ζμυ(ρναίων) | ταρ(τημόριον).
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
Antiquities Trade March 23, 2022 None
Weiß Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Weiß 2002 144, n. 9 None None None
Killen 2017a 248 Smy b 3 pl. 30/4 None
Auction Gorny & Mosch 2022b None 4931e None None
VARIA
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