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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 / 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

 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.70 cm
Width
2.80 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
51.40 - - CPAI III/1 No No No
51.40 - April 11, 2023 Thomas Leblanc No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Bull / Cow / Calf to be suppressed ------- stamped Head
Dionysus / Bacchus Relief RIGHT Riding
Panther Relief RIGHT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/1: Square in form. On the obverse, Dionysus? seated on panther to right; behind him, i.e. on the back of panther, is a bull’s head and between the horns is a globe; all within an oval stamp. Circular grooved punchmarks on the corners. The reverse is blank. Its mass corresponds to an ogdoon, i.e. one-eighth of a mna (411.2 g) or hemisyhemitetarton, i.e. one-sixteenth of a stater (stater of 822.4 g).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: İzmir
Findspot (site)
Teos
context
The findspot is uncertain.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM -400 TO 400
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 1917
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 147 37 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.
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