ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Sphere, hemisphere, or similar (spheroid, ovoid, etc.)
Length
1.70 cm
Width
- cm
Height
1.50 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.95 | - | - | CPAI Turkey 1 | No | No | Yes |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI Turkey 1: The weight is a flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; centering points on the top and bottom; top, bottom and body are blank or illegible. Corroded and pitted. The attribution to a Roman weight is not certain since it doesn't bear any mark on it; it is difficult to determine whether it is a Roman uncia or an Islamic 10 dirham weight. But its spherical form without carinate on the profile body and centrings points give an impression that it may be a Byzantine uncia. A weight similar in form (perhaps two-nomismata) was found at the excavations at Corinth.
Cf. Davidson 1952, n°1584 (Roman); Isler 1998, n° 25 (Islamic).
Cf. Davidson 1952, n°1584 (Roman); Isler 1998, n° 25 (Islamic).
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
LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Silifke Museum | Jan. 1, 2010 | 2011/48 (A) - (KP 144) |
| Klima Plus Collection | None |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPAI I | 48 | 14 |
VARIA