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Author Topic: 3 pcs. Greek Silver Weight Ingots Identification Needed.  (Read 4458 times)

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Offline Krasimir B

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3 pcs. Greek Silver Weight Ingots Identification Needed.
« on: April 20, 2020, 07:32:17 am »
Hi Folks!!!
Here are three pieces Greek silver weight ingots found together in the Balkans.
Here are the measures;
1. 27.19gm.   30mm.
2. 49.33gm.    40mm.
3. 31.47gm.   30mm.
Please, any help and suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Regards!!!

Offline glebe

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Re: 3 pcs. Greek Silver Weight Ingots Identification Needed.
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2020, 02:00:54 am »
Very interesting but no idea.

I'd try the Greek forum - someone might recognise the countermarks.

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Offline Altamura

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Re: 3 pcs. Greek Silver Weight Ingots Identification Needed.
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2020, 03:36:50 am »
From the pictures I'm not really convinced of authenticity  :-\.

The impressions of the countermarks are looking very fresh, as if they have been applied yesterday.
The weights of the three pieces don't appear to follow a common weight standard.
The motifs of the countermarks seem to come from different times and different regions.

Do you know where and under which circumstances these pieces have been found? How did you hear about them?

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Altamura


Offline Krasimir B

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Re: 3 pcs. Greek Silver Weight Ingots Identification Needed.
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2020, 03:55:20 am »
There is no doubt about the authenticity of the weights as I personally was durring the escavation of them.
Personally cleaned from me.
Anyway, thanks for the post.
   Best regards!!!

 

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