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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Athens
Denomination
3 Drachmas
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
1.70 cm
Width
1.70 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
12.37 190.88 - www.mfa.org No No Yes
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
Square. On face, ͰͰͰ in relief.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

ͰͰͰ

Edition
ͰͰͰ
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Greece: Attica
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
By 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records; from Athens); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -500 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) Dec. 31, 1901 01.8262
Warren Collection None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
MFA 1902 38, 106
VARIA
Additional comment
Purchased by the MFA in 1901 from the Herny Lillie Pierce Fund.
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