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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
5.30 cm
Width
4.70 cm
Height
0.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
153.45 - - CPAI III/1 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Female figure Relief LEFT Bust
Bee Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Two
Unidentified Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Four
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 and raised edges decorated with short diagonal lines; worn and corroded. On the obverse, female bust to left in relief; on the long edges, one rectangular and six circular countermarks, two bear the depiction of a bee, others are illegible. The reverse is blank. Its mass corresponds to a tritemorion, i.e. one-third of a mna (mna of 460.35 g) or to a hemitriton, i.e. one-sixth of a stater (stater of 920.7 g).
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM -200 TO 200
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/1: Hellenistic to Roman Imperial Period.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 1995
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 133 pl. 34 None
Tekin 2016a 114–117, 205–207 14 None (attribution to Ephesus)
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean. This and the following weight [CPAI III/1 no. 134] may belong (or may be used) to/in Ephesus since the bee-stamp.
Simone Killen: Antique?
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