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IONIA. Smyrna, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Weight of 1 Litra (Lead, 119 mm, 330.88 g, 12 h), Marcus Aurelius Kladeros, agoranomos. ΑΓΟΡΑΝΟΜΟ/Υ. Rev. Μ ΑΥ ΚΛΑΔΕΡΩ/TOC; below, square countermark: Μ ΑΥΡ Κ/ΛΑΔΕΡ/ΩϹ ΑΓΟP/ΑΝΟΜΟϹ. Pondera 14457 = P. Weiss: Eine Pelta, ein Hipparch und Smyrna, in: Epigraphica Anatolica 34 (2002), pp. 143 and 146, 1 (this weight). A very interesting piece. Slightly rough, otherwise, nearly very fine.
From the collection of Prof. Dr. Peter Weiss, Gorny & Mosch 276, 19 April 2021, 761, privately acquired between 1967 and 2015.
This weight's curious shape is meant to resemble a so-called pelta, a small shield formed like a crescent, which was traditionally associated with barbarian peoples, such as the Thracians or the Amazons. Most likely, this was meant to refer to the city's eponymous founder, the Amazon Smyrna.
From the collection of Prof. Dr. Peter Weiss, Gorny & Mosch 276, 19 April 2021, 761, privately acquired between 1967 and 2015.
This weight's curious shape is meant to resemble a so-called pelta, a small shield formed like a crescent, which was traditionally associated with barbarian peoples, such as the Thracians or the Amazons. Most likely, this was meant to refer to the city's eponymous founder, the Amazon Smyrna.