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Copyright credit: Rizakis 2008
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Tiberius Claudius Frontinus Niceratus, quaestor pro praetore
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
11.00 cm
Width
5.50 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450.00 | - | - | Rizakis 2008 | No | No | Yes |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Rizakis 2008: Plaquette de bronze (450 grammes) rectangulaire (Dim.: 11 × 5,5 × 0,07 [sic] cm), prolongée, sur son petit côté, par un anneau d’accrochage (2 cm) faisant corps; inscription grecque sur sept lignes avec lettres en relief de 5–6 mm; int.: 7 mm; sur la partie supérieure du revers, juste au-dessous de l’anneau d’accrochage, est gravée la lettre Ε (1 cm).
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
Ἐπὶ Τιβ(ερίου) | Κλαυδί|ου Φρον|τείνου | Νεικηρ|άτου τα|μίου καὶ | ἀντιστρ|ατήγου. || Ε.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Achaia
Findspot (site)
Aigion
context
Excavated at 84 Vasileos Constantinou St. (38.248926, 22.087930), on April 4, 1979.
Rizakis 2008: Découvert le 04.04.79, au n° 84 de la rue Vasiléos Constantinou
Rizakis 2008: Découvert le 04.04.79, au n° 84 de la rue Vasiléos Constantinou
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
,
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM
150
TO
180
Comments on Chronology
Rizakis: 176/177 CE
SEG XLIX: 41–54 CE
SEG L: Aigion. Inscribed bronze weight, ca. 150 A.D. M.Heil informs us per ep. that Τιβ. Κλαύδιος Φροντεῖνος Νεικήρατος, ταμίας καὶ ἀντιστράτηγος, should be identified with a quaestor pro praetore of Achaia during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (PIR I2 C 873). Cf. Αn.Ép. (1998) no. 1255; SEG 48 502; A.D.Rizakis, S.Zoumbaki, Roman Peloponnese I (Athens 2001) ARG 91.
SEG XLIX: 41–54 CE
SEG L: Aigion. Inscribed bronze weight, ca. 150 A.D. M.Heil informs us per ep. that Τιβ. Κλαύδιος Φροντεῖνος Νεικήρατος, ταμίας καὶ ἀντιστράτηγος, should be identified with a quaestor pro praetore of Achaia during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (PIR I2 C 873). Cf. Αn.Ép. (1998) no. 1255; SEG 48 502; A.D.Rizakis, S.Zoumbaki, Roman Peloponnese I (Athens 2001) ARG 91.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Museum of Patras | April 4, 1979 | None |
| Archaeological Museum of Aigion | None | 805 |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolonas 1994 | None | None | 37 | (non vidi) |
| Kolonas 1999² | 26 | None | 45 | (non vidi) |
| SEG 49 | 165 | 495 | None | None |
| SEG 50 | 148 | 472 | None | None |
| Weiß 2005 | 431 | None | None | None |
| Rizakis 2008 | 205–206 | 152b | XXXVII.152a | (figs 152a and 152b are inverted) |
VARIA