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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Rome
Denomination
5 Libras = 5 Litras
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
-
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
Bronze weight in the form of a truncated sphere with the inscription: V // TEMPL·OPIS AUG.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Denomination, Other
Fac simile

V // TEMPL·OPIS AUG

Edition
V(librae) / Templ(o) Opis Aug(ustae)
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Italy: Lazio: Roma
Findspot (site)
Rome / Roma [Roma]
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
-
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Fabretti 1699 524 370 None None
Muratori 1742 2101 16 None None
ILS II/2 None 8637b None None
Bertinetti 1985 208 None None None
Daguet-Gagey 2015 543 None None None
VARIA
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