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  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Myrina
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
4.70 cm
Width
5.20 cm
Height
1.10 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
182.75 - - CPAI III/1 No No No
182.80 - April 5, 2023 Thomas Leblanc No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Volute krater Relief
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/1: Rectangular in form with rounded corners folding inwards; edges are disproportional; lower part of right edge and bottom edge damaged; incisions on surface; worn and corroded. On the obverse, amphora in relief. The reverse is blank but crushed. Its mass is more appropriate for one-third mna (mna of 548.25 g) rather than one-third stater (tritemorion).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Mint
Fac simile

Ι

Μ̣–[υ](ριναίων?).

Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 2007
circumstances
CPAI III/1: Acquired in 2007.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/1: Hellenistic.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 2563/B
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 101 pl. 27 None
Tekin 2016a 98–101, 197–199 7 None None
Tekin 2018b 195–200 12 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Aegean.
Simone Killen: The mint is Myrina, and the symbol is not amphora, but a krater.
Tekin 2016: Denomination = tritemorion?
Permalink
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