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GREEK. Weight. PB 1 Uncia Square Scale Weight. Circa 1st century BC-AD. (30mm, 26.35 g). A within raised border / Fragmentary Greek inscription- [...]OPA[...]/[..]ETP[...]. Cf. Münz Zentrum XLIX, 5103. Brown and gray patina. Fine.
Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 157, 31 January 2007), lot 386; Malter XXXIX (2 April 1989), lot 20.
These Hellenistic weights are often marked with the name of the magistrate responsible for regulating the use of mercantile weights. In this case the reverse mold for a larger weight was used, meaning that the full inscription is not visible.
Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 157, 31 January 2007), lot 386; Malter XXXIX (2 April 1989), lot 20.
These Hellenistic weights are often marked with the name of the magistrate responsible for regulating the use of mercantile weights. In this case the reverse mold for a larger weight was used, meaning that the full inscription is not visible.