Alkimachos (Priene)

Priene

Lead

Cast

Cone or pyramid

3.80 cm

5.40 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
183.00	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Trident	Relief
Vase	Relief

Tekin 2024: Triton, Pb 183 g, 38x54 mm. Inv. no. 750. Lead weight, truncated triangle. Unpublished. On the top is a trident above a vase (?) flanked by Α–Λ / ΚΙ–ΙΜ / Α–Χ / Ο–C, all in relief. The double I after K should be a mistake! We cannot be sure of the name, whether it was in the nominative form or the genitive form, because the last letter is not clear. There is a certain Alkimachos (Ἀλκίμαχος) son of Euenorides attested in an inscription from Priene, from the 5th century BC. We cannot know if it is the same person. Although this weight does not bear an ethnic, the weight may belong to Priene since the the trident is a parasemon of Priene; the form is also suitable for Priene. It may be a triton in unit (mna of 549 g). The bottom is blank.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority

Ἀ–λ|κί–‹ι›μ|α–χ|ο–ς.

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -100

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	750

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024a	59	65	fig. 65	None