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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Apollodoros, agoranomos (Callatis)
Mint
Callatis
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
3.00 cm
Width
4.30 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
62.58 - - Netzhammer 1914, Ruzicka 1917 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Heracles / Hercules Relief RIGHT Head
Club Relief RIGHT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Denomination
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Edition
Ἀπολλο|δώ(ρου) | ὄγδο(ον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Romanian Academy Library – Coin Cabinet (Bucharest) None None
Ruzicka Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Netzhammer 1914a 129–130 None fig. 4 None
Ruzicka 1917 75 3 fig. 3 None
Severeanu 1935 13–14 None fig. 3–4 None
Moisil 1957 260–263 3 pl. I/3 None
Killen 2017a 270 Appendix 1, Keule, 13 None (possible attribution to Callatis)
VARIA
Additional comment
Killen 2017: Bei diesem Gewicht und den folgenden ist zu überlegen, ob es sich um offizielle Gewichte aus Kallatis (s. Kat. Kall) handeln kann. Als Parasemon von Kallatis wurde bereits die Keule in Verbindung mit Bogen (z. T. Gorytos) identifiziert.
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