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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

5 Libras 1 Uncia

Material

Basalt

Manufacture

Carved

Shape

Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)

Length

11.50 cm

Width

11.50 cm

Height

8.00 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
1661.40	-	Jan. 15, 2018	A. Pugliese	No	Yes	Yes
1660.00	-	Dec. 31, 2016	Dimartino 2016	No	Yes	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Lightly worn

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Late Roman basalt weight in the shape of truncated sphere. A large non-through hole, 1.5 cm deep, is cut in the center of the upper base, for calibration purposes. Along the circumference, a round mark seems to be stamped with a small chrismon. The object is in good conditions and only presents few scratches. The diameter of the bases measures 7.2 and 7.4 cm, respectively.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antonio Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum (Palermo)	None	51871
Antonio Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum (Palermo)	None	499

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Dimartino 2016	484	None	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

The object is recorded as no. 499 in the old inventory (Schede Marconi); this number appears in red on the stone.

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