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

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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

 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.40 cm
Width
2.20 cm
Height
1.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
61.50 - - CPAI III/1 No No No
61.50 - April 11, 2023 Thomas Leblanc No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Cornucopia Relief
Unidentified Relief
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/1: Roughly square in form; worn and corroded. On the obverse, cornucopia and to left, ΟΓΔ(οον), all in relief. The reverse is blank but edges are bevelled. It is a one-eighth of a mna (mna of 492 g).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

ΟΓΔ

Edition
Ὄγδ(οον).
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
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/1: Hellenistic to Roman Imperial Period.
Athens?
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 1963
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 151 pl. 38 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean (Imitative of Athens). One-eighth units also bear half-crescent which sometimes may be confused with cornucopia; but sharp pointed end of the half-crescent may be a distinguishing feature. There are examples with cornucopia and with half-crescent found at the Athenian Agora. Cf. Lang and Crosby 1964, LW 51-53.
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