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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Shell
Length
1.90 cm
Width
2.00 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
9.75 - - CPAI Turkey 1 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
CPAI Turkey 1: Shell in form, the bottom is concave. If there was a lead inside the hollow bottom its original mass should be higher. It may be a half-uncia in Roman system or didrachm in Greek system, but possibly not a weight. See comments and references at n°2011/36 (A) - (KP 2).
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: Mersin
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Southern Anatolia. Collected in Mersin and its vicinity by Ali M. Merzeci and financed by Klima Plus Company, finally donated to the Silifke Museum in 2010.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Roman Imperial Period (or Hellenistic?).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Silifke Museum Jan. 1, 2010 2011/44 (A) - (KP 5)
Klima Plus Collection None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI I 44 12
VARIA
Additional comment
Weight?
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