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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1 Uncia
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
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
300.00 - - (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
Romero de Torres 2015: 5.a Pesita de tamaño sumamente pequeño, de igual piedra que las otras. Ostenta la particularidad de tener incrustadas dos diminutas letras de plata γ Α. Su peso es de 300 gramos. Se ve colocada sobre la pesa núm. 2.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised + Inlaid Denomination
Fac simile

ꙋ A

Edition
Οὐ(γγία) α´
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Spain: Jaén
Findspot (site)
Castillo de Locubín
context
Parte superior del cerro de Cabeza-Baja. Casa "comercial".
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
-
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Cazabán Laguna 1914 143-144 None None "con una letra celtiberiana, incrustada"
Romero de Torres 1915 567-569 5 None With picture
Mélida 1929 307 None None None
Serpa Pinto 1929 175 None None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Private collection? Lost?
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