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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1/3 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Other shapes
Length
4.60 cm
Width
1.50 cm
Height
1.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
116.60 - May 16, 2017 Measurement done by L. Willocx No No Yes
116.60 - - Zdrojewska 1982 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Little to no corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autoptic examination:
Bronze weight; digamma shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: small chippings, bumpy groove and important stroke (part is missing) on the right side. Slightly rounded corners, edges and sides. On the obverse, letters in relief on the upper and the vertical bars of the digamma: ΠΥΘΑΙΕΟΣ. Two identical square stamps with a ligature of EK in relief. One is impressed on the left side of the upper bar and another one on the lower side of the vertical bar.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Unidentified
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Unidentified
Greek Shaped Unidentified
Fac simile

ΠΥΘΑΙΕΟΣ

Edition
Πύθαιεος
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Poland: Silesia
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1946
circumstances
Acquired in Silesia in 1946; formerly at the Archaeological Museum of Wroclaw.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -200 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
2nd c. BC
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Museum in Warsaw Jan. 1, 1946 198381
City Museum of Wrocław None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Rossbach 1899 43 None 4 None
Zdrojewska 1982 165 None 6 None
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