Lost in the South: A Roman Copper Ingot from the area of Tarragona in the Baetica

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A Roman copper ingot recovered from a wreck located in the border region of the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz is presented in the following contribution. With a diameter of 45 to 53 cm and a weight of 75.4 kg it is one of the heavier specimens. Presumably the abbreviation of a name and the indication of its weight were incised near the rim of the bottom. Lead isotope and trace element analysis suggest a provenance not from mines in southern Hispania, but from the polymetallic ores of the Catalunya region in northeastern Spain
Se presenta un lingote de cobre romano recuperado de un pecio ubicado en la región fronteriza de las provincias de Málaga y Cádiz. Con un diámetro de 45 a 53 cm y un peso de 75.4 kg, es uno de los galápagos de cobre más pesados que se conocen. La abreviatura de un nombre y su peso están escritos cerca del borde del fondo. El análisis de los isótopos de plomo y los elementos traza sugieren una procedencia no de minas del sur de Hispania, sino de la región de Cataluña en el noroeste de la península ibérica

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Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
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