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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
10 Libras
Material
Serpentine
Manufacture
Carved
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
- cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
3245.00 - - (scientific litterature) 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
Ulbert 1984: Lfd. Mr.: 11. Katalog Nr. (Taf. 55): 638. Material: Serpentin. Gewicht: 3245 g. Römische pfund: 9,92. Form: Kugelförmig mit 2 abgeplatteten Flächen. Inschriften: X. Grabung: 1927. Fundstelle: Bau VIII. Verbleib: RGZM Mainz. Veröffentlichung: AA 1928. Beil. 4. A2.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Incised Denomination
Fac simile

X

Edition
X(librae)
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Spain: Cáceres
Findspot (site)
Cáceres [Castra Caecilia]
context
Ulbert 1984: Grabung: 1927. Fundstelle: Bau VIII.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM -95 TO -78
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Romano-Germanic Central Museum (Mainz) None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Ulbert 1984 100-103 11 Tafel 55/638 (11) None
Barrios Rodríguez 2020 1315, 1320 None None None
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