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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Marcus Rutilius Lupus, Praefectus annonae ; Trajan, Roman Emperor
Mint
Denomination
5 Libras = 5 Litras
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
5.40 cm
Width
5.40 cm
Height
4.50 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
1600.00 - - Cébeillac-Gervasoni et al. 2006 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Cébeillac-Gervasoni et al. 2006 : Poids de 1600 gr. Bronze, mais les lettres sont ornées d'application en argent. Diam. de la base 5 cm, hauteur 4,50 cm.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Incised + Inlaid Authority
Fac simile

IMP.CAESAR.NERVA.TRAIANUS AUG / GERM.DACIC.PONT.MAXIMUS TRIB POTEST / COS V PP FECIT EXACTA CURA M RUTILI LUPI PRAEF / ANNONAE

Edition
Imp(erator) Caesar Nerva Traianus Aug(ustus) / Germ(anicus) Dacic(us) pont(ifex) maximus trib(unicia) potes(tate) (!) / co(n)s(ul) V p(ater) p(atriae) fecit exacta cura M(arci) Rutili Lupi prae(fecti) / annonae
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Italy: Lazio: Roma
Findspot (site)
Ostia
context
Found in the Baths of the Seven Sages (III, X, 2) in 1936.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 107 TO 111
Comments on Chronology
Trajan was called Dacicus in 103 and consul for the fifth time in 104, for the sixth time in 112. Marcus Rutilius Lupus was prefect of the annona between 107 and 111.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Area of Ostia Antica Dec. 31, 1936 3591
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Bloch 1938 184–188 None None None
AÉ 1940 None 38 None None
NSA 1953 None 248 None Non vidi
AÉ 1955 None 167 None None
Calza and Squarciapino 1962 94 None None None
Pavis d'Escurac 1976 336 None None None
Camodeca 1982 138–139 None None Non vidi
Pavolini 1982 31–32 None pl. XXXVIII/fig. 49 None
Herz 1988 117–118 None None None
Pavolini 1991 114 None None None
Kolb 1995 537; 562 None None Non vidi
Corti 2001b 158 None None None
Descœudres 2001 419 VIII.34 None None
Cébeillac-Gervasoni et al. 2006 197–199 56.3 56.3 None
Berrendonner 2009 354–355 None None None
PIR² R 262 None None Non vidi
RE 1914, col. 1263–1266 23 None None
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