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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Aur(elius) Dionysios, agoranomos (Smyrna)
Mint
Smyrna
Denomination
1 Libra = 1 Litra
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
12.50 cm
Width
7.00 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
348.88 - Dec. 31, 1912 Svoronov 1911-1912 No No Yes
348.70 - June 30, 1882 Archaeological Society No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Pelta Shaped
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
IK Smyrna 793: Bleigewicht [...] in Form eines Halbkreises, an dessen gerader Seite zwei Halbkreisen ausgespart sind.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile

ΑΥΡΔΙΟΝΥCΙΟΥ
   ΑΓΟΡΑΝΟΜ
          ΟΥ

Square countermark:
ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟ
ΝΥCΙΟΥ
ΑΓΟΡΑ
ΝΟΜΟΥ

Edition
Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διονυσίου || ἀγορανόμ|ου.

Countermark: Αὐρ(ηλίου) Διο|νυσίου | ἀγορα|νόμου.

Theodorou: The countermark in on the reverse. Lemerle: Dans un type carré, entre les deux encoches (cf. IK Smyrna).
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: İzmir
Findspot (site)
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
context
IK Smyrna 793: Gefunden auf dem Pagus.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: İzmir
City
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
Date of first acquisition
June 30, 1882
circumstances
Archaeological Society: ἐκ Σμύρνης προερχόμενον.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 200 TO 300
Comments on Chronology
Date according to Guarducci: 2nd c. AD?
Theodorou: Due to Aurelius the weight could date from the time of Marcus Aurelius or after the Constitutio Antoniniana at the latest.
Weiß 2019: Die vielen anderen, doppelseitig beschrifteten und gerahmten Gewichte aus Smyrna von hoher Qualität, in quadratischer oder runder Form, als Pelten (nun in stilisierter Form) und in Gestalt von Efeublättern, wären dann später zu datieren [i.e. nach die constitutio Antoniniana im Jahr 212].
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Society of Athens June 30, 1882 Pb. 2115
Numismatic Museum (Athens) Dec. 31, 1912 1911–1912, ΛΘ´, 551
National Archaeological Museum (Athens) None 8818
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Lemerle 1934 509–510 1 pl. X/1–2 None
Guarducci 1967–1969 482–483 8 fig. 126a–b None
IK Smyrna None 793 None None
Weiß 1990 135, n. 41 None None None
Weiß 2002 144–145 None None None
Weiß 2016 262–263 None None None
Weiß 2019 178–179 None fig. 2 None
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