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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

North Greek mint

Denomination

1/4 Mina

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

4.50 cm

Width

5.90 cm

Height

0.60 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
100.50	-	Jan. 15, 2019	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes
100.40	-	-	Ridder 1915	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Ridder 1915: (E. D. 3990; Inv. 2 121). — Poids de plomb. — Côté, 0m,042. H.,0m,059. Ep., 0m,005. Poids, 100 gr., 4. — Pl. 115. Carré, avec bélière. Sur la face, grand T comme dans le poids de plomb analogue 3309.
Louvre: Poids grec carré, avec bélière; marque: grand T.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile

Edition

Τ(έταρτον).

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1825

circumstances

Acquired from E.A. Durand in 1825.

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
Louvre Museum (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1825	Br 3347 (Inv. 2121)
Durand Collection	None	3990

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Ridder 1915	169	3347	pl. 115	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Ridder 1915: lead weight.
Label "N 6475" = 1857 inventory.
Compare with https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13958/

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