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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Rectangle

Length

4.90 cm

Width

6.10 cm

Height

1.40 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
239.00	-	-	Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, e-Auction 286 (29/03/2022).	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Synecdoche
Male figure	Relief	LEFT	Head
Club	Relief
Male figure	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	RIGHT	Head

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Auction G&M 2022: GRIECHISCH - RÖMISCH. Bleigewicht. 1/2 Mina 3. - 1. Jh. v. Chr. 6,1 x 4,9 x 1,4cm. 239g. Rechteckiges Siegel mit Handhabe. Vs.: Bartloser Kopf n. l. Viereckiger Gegenstempel mit bärtigem, belorbeerten Kopf n.r. Rs. Keule und Inschriftenreste [...]T[...]TA. Ex Sammlung Peter Weiß, Kiel. Condition: Bleipatina, ss.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Unidentified

Fac simile

Τ ΤΑ

Edition

[–––]Τ[–––]ΤΑ

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

March 29, 2022

circumstances

Antiquities trade.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK , ROMAN

Time frame

FROM -200 TO 200

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	March 23, 2022	None
Weiß Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Gorny & Mosch 2022b	None	4814	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

The weight seems to be unpublished. The bibliography in G&M 2022 refers to another weight (https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13184/).

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