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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Aristokrates, agoranomos (Antioch)

Mint

Antioch

Denomination

1/2 Mina

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

9.30 cm

Width

8.50 cm

Height

0.60 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
249.90	-	Jan. 16, 2017	autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Anchor	Relief
Caduceus	Relief
Thunderbolt	Relief
Dotted pattern	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Square weight. 9.2/9.3×8.5/8.6×0.6 cm. Obverse: Anchor flanked by a caduceus and a fulmen? Inscription: Ἀντιόχειον | β – ρ̣´? | ἐπὶ | Ἀρισ–τοκ–ράτο–υ | ἡμιμναῖον. Reverse: dotted; anchor.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Denomination, Mint

Fac simile

Edition

Ἀντιόχειον | β´ – ρ̣´? | ἐπὶ | Ἀρισ–τοκ–ράτο–υ | ἡμιμναῖον.

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 -211 TO -210

Comments on Chronology

S.E. 102? = 211/210 BCE

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Art and History Museum (Geneva)	None	CdN 2017-024

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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VARIA

Additional comment

Lead (painted?)
For comparanda, see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3545/ and https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/12571/

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