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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 6558424, member: 75525"]I have a friend who has a cast lead scale weight. I think it is old, 300 BC to 200 AD. It has an inscription in Greek: Ο | ΚΔΡΠ | Ω . Can anyone recognize this letter combination? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1263289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1263290[/ATTACH] </p><p>The weight was sold in an auction by Malter in 2011 where it was described:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Colonial, lead weight in the form of cross</p><p>Roman Colonial, c. 300-100BC., a lead weight in the shape of an incised cruciform with raised Greek lettering that reads as follows. O / K?P? / ?. The cross form is longer horizontally as piece measures 3.5" x 2.75" x .5" thick. Weight is 359.6 grams. Ex. Joel L. Malter Collection. Ex. Paul Bessey collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 6558424, member: 75525"]I have a friend who has a cast lead scale weight. I think it is old, 300 BC to 200 AD. It has an inscription in Greek: Ο | ΚΔΡΠ | Ω . Can anyone recognize this letter combination? [ATTACH=full]1263289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1263290[/ATTACH] The weight was sold in an auction by Malter in 2011 where it was described: Roman Colonial, lead weight in the form of cross Roman Colonial, c. 300-100BC., a lead weight in the shape of an incised cruciform with raised Greek lettering that reads as follows. O / K?P? / ?. The cross form is longer horizontally as piece measures 3.5" x 2.75" x .5" thick. Weight is 359.6 grams. Ex. Joel L. Malter Collection. Ex. Paul Bessey collection.[/QUOTE]
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