Unidentified ; Vespasianus, Roman Emperor

South Levantine mint

Lead

Cast

Rectangle

5.30 cm

7.10 cm

0.70 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
220.00	-	-	Auction Archaeological Center 2007	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Dionysus / Bacchus	Relief	FACING	Standing
Oinochoe	Relief
Panther	Relief
Amphora	Relief
Vase	Relief

Auction Archaeological Center 2007: Palestine, Judaea (Agrippa II?). A Roman Period rectangular lead weight with a short handle, 220 gr. 7.1×5.3 cm., 0.7 cm. thick. In the central rectangle Dionysus is depicted standing holding oinochoe, with panther on his right and amphora on his left. Around it the Greek inscription reads: ΑΥ/ΤΟΚΡΑΤ / ΤΙΤΟΥ ΟΥ/ΕCΠΑCΙ Ε/ΤΟΥC Δ “Emperor Titus Vespasianus. Year 4”. Year 4 is equal to 73 AD. On the reverse, which is corroded, a chalice is depicted in a rectangle. Around it a partly preserved Greek inscription reads: ΧΕΡΕ[....]ΟΥΝΤΟC. Fair condition. Very rare. (A. Spaer coll. no. W-164). Unpublished.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date

ΕΤΟΥCΔΑΥ   ΤΟΚΡΑΤ   ΤΙΤΟΥΟΥ   ΕCΠΑCΙ

ΑΓΟΡΑΝΟ   ΜΟΥΝΤΟC   ΧΕΡΕ .   . . . . . .

Ἔτους δ´ Αὐ|τοκράτ(ορος) | Τίτου Οὐ|εσπασι(ανοῦ). || Ἀγορανο|μοῦντος | ΧΕΡΕ[. . . . . . .].

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 72 TO 73

Year 4 of Vespasianus.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 4, 2007	None
Spaer Collection	None	W-164

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Archaeological Center 2007b	6–7	384	fig. 384	None