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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Philoxe(nos?), agoranomos (Dionysopolis)
Mint
Dionysopolis
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
6.00 cm
Width
6.00 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
245.87 - - None No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Apollo Relief LEFT Head
Lyre / Cithara Relief
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Avers: tête imberbe de profil avec une couronne de laurier (Apollon) vers la gauche surmontant ΕΥ.
Revers: au centre, une lyre à 5 cordes séparant les deux mots écrits parallèlement aux cordes.
Le trou est au dessus de la lyre.
L'auteur de la publication identifie la mention de l'avers avec l'abréviation du nom Euklès, dont le nom apparaît sur des monnaies de Dionysopolis.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Mint, Other
Fac simile

ΕΥ

ΦΙΛΟΞΕ
ΔΙΟΝΥ 

Edition
ΕΥ || Φιλοξέ(νου?) | Διονυ(σοπολίτων).
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 -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
-
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Draganov 2015 145 None None None
VARIA
Additional comment
ΕΥ = εὖ «right» , or the abbreviation of a name?
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