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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
3 Libras = 3 Litras
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Cylinder or similar (elliptic cylinder, etc.)
Length
8.90 cm
Width
5.50 cm
Height
3.90 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
1253.80 - Sept. 17, 2021 Measurement done by D. Delvigne No No Yes
1254.00 - - Sigges 2002 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Poids en forme de cylindre elliptique dont l'anse est brisée. Trois barres sont incisées et, peut-être, le début d'une quatrième peu visible. Hauteur avec anse: 6,3 cm.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Incised Denomination
Fac simile

III

Edition
III(librae)
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Italy: Campania: Napoli
Findspot (site)
Pompei [Pompeii]
context
Sigges 2002: Casa dei Cei (I 6, 15). Raum m. 26. Juni 1913: "Nell'ambientino che segue a nord, sul pavimento".
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Italy: Campania: Napoli
City
Pompei [Pompeii]
Date of first acquisition
June 26, 1913
circumstances
Excavation.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 1 TO 79
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Park of Pompeii June 26, 1913 1761B
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
NSA 1913 221 None None None
Michel 1990 63 None None None
Allison 1995 68; 315 None None None
Sigges 2002 129 CdB 1761 B 16 None
VARIA
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