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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Quintus Junius Rusticus
Mint
Denomination
5 Libras = 5 Litras
Material
Marble
Manufacture
Carved
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
5.20 cm
Width
3.20 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
1571.00 - - Louvre Museum No No Yes
165.00 - - Petit 1980 No No No
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
Weight in the form of a truncated sphere.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Latin Incised Authority, Standard
Fac simile

EX AUC. Q. IUNI RUSTICI / PRAEFECTI URB.

Edition
Ex auc(toritate) Q(uinti) Iuni Rustici / Praefecti Urb(i)
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Italy: Lazio: Roma
Findspot (site)
Rome / Roma [Roma]
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Bought by the Louvre Museum in 1825 to Durand, Edme-Antoine.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 163 TO 167
Comments on Chronology
Hamrouni and Naddari 2018 : 163-167 apr. J.-C. ou légèrement après, mais pas au-delà de l’année 168 apr. J.-C. La liste prosopographique des praefecti Vrbi fait connaître le successeur de Q. Iunius Rusticus, celui de l’année 167 ou 168 apr. J.-C., L. Sergius Paulus.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Louvre Museum (Paris) Dec. 31, 1825 MA 2474
Durand Collection None ED 3054?
Petit Palais (Paris) None DUT.310
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
AÉ 1901 None 245 None None
Froehner 1901 193 248 184 None
Michon 1922 135 None None None
Petit 1980 178 96 None None
Daguet-Gagey 2015 None 548 None None
Hamrouni and Naddari 2018 88 1 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Le Louvre et J. Petit indiquent deux masses différentes. D’après la taille de l’objet, nous privilégierions plutôt celle mentionnée par le Louvre.
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