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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Marcus Aurelius Eraseinos, f. asiarchos, hipparchos (Smyrna ?)
Mint
Smyrna
Denomination
1 Libra = 1 Litra
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
- cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
343.93 - - Papadopolous-Kerameus 1877, 1880 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
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile

   MAY
ЄPACΩNΟΥ
YOYACIAP
     XOY

. ΠΠAPXOY

Countermark:
. . . . .
. . . ΩNO
Y . . . A
. . .APXO
. . ΠΠA

Edition
Μ(άρκου) Αὐ[ρ](ηλίου) | Ἐρασ‹εί›νου | ὑοῦ ἀσιάρ|χου || [ἱ]ππάρχου.
Countermark: [Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἐρ|ασ]‹εί›νο|υ [ὑοῦ] ἀ|[σι]άρχο|[υ ἱ]ππά(ρχου).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: İzmir
Findspot (site)
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
context
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1880: Poids [...] trouvé à Smyrne, à Μεγάλος Ταρλᾶς, situé entre Smyrne et Sevdikioï [= Sevdiköy, Σεβδίκιοϊ].
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1878: Donné au Musée par M. Évanghélos Toulliadès [Εὐάγγελος Τουλιάδης].
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 100 TO 300
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Museum of the Evangelical School (Smyrna) None 238
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1877a 4–5 None None None
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1877c 55–56 IV None None
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1878a 30 8 None None
Papadopoulos-Kerameus 1880 69 II.1.8 None None
Michon 1890 17–18 None None None
IK Smyrna None 791 None None
Weiß 1990 130, 134–137 II.3 None (attribution to Smyrna)
Weiß 2016 262, n. 55 None None None
VARIA
Additional comment
A very similar weight (but heavier, and with other lacunas) was auctioned in 2022: see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/15302/
Weiß 1990: ΥΟΥ ist gegen G. Petzl ganz unverdächtig; „Söhne von Asiarchen“ gibt es auf Inschriften und Münzen ebenso zahlreich wie die vereinfachten Schreibungen von ὑιός. Aus der Liste der Asiarchen ist der Mann natürlich zu streichen; Belege für diese irrige Auffassung bei G. Petzl.
Weiß 1990: Litra, übergewichtig (?). Attribution to Smyrna (rather than Cyzicos).
This weight was first published in the periodical Πρόοδος (Smyrna), no. 629 (Dec. 11, 1876) [non vidi].
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