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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Callatis
Denomination
1/6 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
3.80 cm
Width
3.80 cm
Height
1.20 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
86.50 - - The British Museum No No Yes
86.30 - - Soutzo 1914 No No No
87.00 - - Killen 2017 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Club Relief RIGHT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Lead weight; representation of a club; inscribed.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

ΔΑ
. ΚΤΑ

Edition
Δα(μοσία) | [ἕ]κτα.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
July 11, 1893
circumstances
Purchased from S. M. Alishan.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
British Museum (London) July 11, 1893 1893,0711.2
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Soutzo 1914 3–4 II fig. 2 None
Ruzicka 1917 75 4 fig. 4 None
Moisil 1957 275 23 pl. V/1 None
Killen 2017a 269 Appendix 1, Keule, 8 None (possible attribution to Callatis)
VARIA
Additional comment
[Mint uncertain]
Killen 2017: Bei diesem Gewicht und den folgenden ist zu überlegen, ob es sich um offizielle Gewichte aus Kallatis (s. Kat. Kall) handeln kann. Als Parasemon von Kallatis wurde bereits die Keule in Verbindung mit Bogen (z. T. Gorytos) identifiziert.
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