2 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

3.75 cm

4.10 cm

0.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
51.00	-	Sept. 3, 2019	Autopsy Louise Willocx	No	No	Yes
50.90	-	-	Ashmolean Museum	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Male figure	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck		Standing	Two
Sceptre	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck
Bird	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck

Worn

Lightly corroded

AM: Weight, Roman. Length: 3.5 cm, width: 4 cm, weight: 50.9 g.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape (distorted), big suspension hole on the lower edge. Signs of wear and corrosion: the weight is convex, small strokes and bumps on the the obverse due to the deformation of the object. The reverse is hollowed with a cut on the center and a bump on the lower right. The sides are set in a slant. On the obverse, frame and letter in relief: B. On the upper right corner, the weight is flattened by a round countermark. On the countermark, depiction of one (or two?) standing character holding a sceptre to his right and a bird to his left; on either side of the scene, the letters Ṃ and Ạ. Another countermark below the letter B? (with the letters IE - uncertain).

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority, Unidentified

Β

Countermark: Ṃ Ạ / IE? (uncertain)

β´.
Countermark: Ṃ Ạ / IE? (uncertain)

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 250

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford)	Dec. 31, 1988	AN 1988.386

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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Countermark: one (or two?) standing character holding a sceptre to his right and a bird to his left