Weights, measures, and tokens / by Mabel Lang and Margaret Crosby.

By:

Lang, Mabel L, 1917-2010 [author]

Contributor(s):

Crosby, Margaret, d. 1972 [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Athenian Agora ; v. 10.Publication details: Princeton, N.J. : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1964.Description: xii, 146 pages, approximately 18 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

938.5

Summary: "The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological evidence for substantial changes in weight standards at different times in Athenian history. This reinforces literary evidence for a highly centralized bureaucracy controlling trade and commerce. In the second part of the book, Crosby catalogues and discusses some 900 lead and 46 clay tokens uncovered during the Agora excavations. The bulk of the lead material dates from the Roman period, while all the clay pieces belong to the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd centuries B.C. These tokens served diverse functions. Some were used as admission tickets for festivals and theater performances while others can be related to attendance at lawcourts or receipt of tax payments."-- Publisher's description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	938.5 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000004339

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological evidence for substantial changes in weight standards at different times in Athenian history. This reinforces literary evidence for a highly centralized bureaucracy controlling trade and commerce. In the second part of the book, Crosby catalogues and discusses some 900 lead and 46 clay tokens uncovered during the Agora excavations. The bulk of the lead material dates from the Roman period, while all the clay pieces belong to the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd centuries B.C. These tokens served diverse functions. Some were used as admission tickets for festivals and theater performances while others can be related to attendance at lawcourts or receipt of tax payments."-- Publisher's description.