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Copyright credit: Ashmolean Museum / Louise Willocx
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Copyright credit: Ashmolean Museum / Louise Willocx
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Copyright credit: Ashmolean Museum / Louise Willocx
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Copyright credit: Ashmolean Museum / Louise Willocx
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Copyright credit: Meyer 2001–03
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Copyright credit: Meyer 2001–03
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Tomis
Denomination
1 Uncia
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.40 cm
Width
2.30 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.90 | - | Sept. 3, 2019 | Autopsy Louise Willocx | No | No | Yes |
| 19.92 | - | - | Meyer 2001–03 | No | No | No |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Ashmolean Museum: Small square lead weight.
Meyer 2001–03: Weight of the Roman Period. Square lead weight, 19.92 gr., 2.28 x 2.41 x 0.62 cm. Obv.OYN. Rev. [KI] / A. AN 2004.43. One ounce. The actual weight is much reduced (by 7.37 gr.). A very similar weight, showing blemishes in the same places, belonged to a private collection of weights from Tomis, once on temporary loan to the National Museum of Antiquities, Bucharest, where they were published by Cantacuzene.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; strokes on the frame, big ones on the left edge; the frame is flattened on the right edge. Frame on both faces. On the obverse, letters in light relief: OYN and on the reverse in the other direction: ḲỊ A.
Meyer 2001–03: Weight of the Roman Period. Square lead weight, 19.92 gr., 2.28 x 2.41 x 0.62 cm. Obv.OYN. Rev. [KI] / A. AN 2004.43. One ounce. The actual weight is much reduced (by 7.37 gr.). A very similar weight, showing blemishes in the same places, belonged to a private collection of weights from Tomis, once on temporary loan to the National Museum of Antiquities, Bucharest, where they were published by Cantacuzene.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; strokes on the frame, big ones on the left edge; the frame is flattened on the right edge. Frame on both faces. On the obverse, letters in light relief: OYN and on the reverse in the other direction: ḲỊ A.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Relief | Denomination |
Fac simile
ΟΥΝ
Κ̣Ι̣
Α
Edition
Οὐν||κ̣ί̣|α.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1996
circumstances
Meyer and Moreno 2004: In 1996 a private collector of ancient coins received a posted parcel containing 43 metal objects, supposedly lead weights from ancient Istria on the western shore of the Black Sea. These came unsolicited from an antiquities dealer based outside Britain, and given that they would otherwise most likely have been dispersed on the open market, the recipient notified the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and deposited the package at the Department of Antiquities.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
,
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM
1
TO
250
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Ashmolean Museum (Oxford) | Dec. 31, 1996 | AN 2004.43 |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer 2001–03 | 59–60, 74 | 33 | fig. 33 | None |
| Avram 2012–15 | 222, 253 | P117 | fig. P117 | (same object as P116?) |
VARIA
Additional comment
Meyer 2001–03: A very similar weight, showing blemishes in the same places, belonged to a private collection of weights from Tomis, once on temporary loan to the National Museum of Antiquities, Bucharest, where they were published by Cantacuzene: Cantacuzene 1933, 606, no. 10, fig. 12. The recorded weight was 'environ 25 gr.' (all other measurements are given at 1 / 100 gr.).
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