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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Callatis
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
5.10 cm
Width
8.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
211.00 - - Moisil 1957 No No No
210.05 - - Iliescu 1967 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Dioscuri Relief RIGHT Head
Stool Relief
Knife Relief
Club Relief
Pileus Relief RIGHT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

ΔΑ

ΤΕ

Edition
Δα(μόσιον) || τέ(ταρτον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Romania: Constanța
Findspot (site)
Mangalia [Callatis]
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Sept. 30, 1938
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) Sept. 30, 1938 495
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Moisil 1957 269 14 pl. III/3 None
Iliescu 1967 687–691 None fig. 1a–b None
Killen 2017a 269 Appendix 1, Keule, 11 None (possible attribution to Callatis)
Marin 2017 326, 332 None pl. I/3 None
VARIA
Additional comment
Mint: Callatis? The same symbol can be found at Istros.
Denomination: 1/4 mina?
Symbol: Modius (basket with three wheat ears, placed on a boat)? Knife on stool?
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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