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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Aegosthena
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.00 cm
Width
2.90 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
51.05 - - The British Museum No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Goat Relief RIGHT Walking
Wear
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Lead weight; goat type figure; inscribed.
Killen 2017: Quadratisches Gewicht mit Relief: Ziege, stehend n. r.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

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Edition
Δη(μόσιον) | ὄ(γδοον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Attica
Findspot (site)
Aegosthena
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
May 10, 1876
circumstances
Purchased from Seraphine.
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) May 10, 1876 1876,0510.5
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Fränkel 1877 80 None None (attribution to Aegos-Potamos)
Pernice 1894 185 726 None (attribution to Aegos-Potamos)
Michon 1907 553, n. 18 None None (attribution to Aegos-Potamos)
Killen 2017a 172 Aigo b 1 None (attribution to Aegosthena)