Metrology
Mass (g) |
Mass (grain) |
Date of measurement |
Reference |
fragmented |
cleaned |
reference weight |
38.90 |
- |
- |
Tekin 2013b |
No |
No |
No |
39.00 |
- |
April 16, 2018 |
L. Delanaye |
No |
No |
No |
39.00 |
- |
Jan. 13, 2025 |
Autopsy Thomas Leblanc |
No |
No |
Yes |
Iconography
Symbol |
Technique |
Direction |
Position |
Number |
Synecdoche |
Torch |
Relief |
RIGHT |
|
|
|
Corrosion
Heavily corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Square lead weight, with rounded corners and slightly raised edges ; worn and very corroded. A torch stands between the ethnic (KYZ) and the denomination (ΔΙΣ). The Z and the I are not verey legible. The reverse is flat and blank.
Tekin 2013b: Square lead weight measuring 35 x 34 x 3 mm and weighing 38.9 g; with slightly rounded corners and slightly raised edges; worn and corroded. On the obverse is a torch to right; above, ΚΥΖ(ικηνῶν); below, ΔΙΣ(τάτηρον); all in relief. It is a distateron in unit (statter of 19.45 g). The reverse of the weight is blank.