A support (1) has at a least one accommodation position (3) for removably accommodating an article (2) marked with a transponder (12) comprising a transponder chip (13) and an antenna (14) electrically connected to the chip. Each accommodation position comprises an inductive coupling unit (5) with a primary antenna (6) and a secondary antenna (7) connected in series and wherein the secondary antenna (7) is configured such that, when the accommodation position is accommodated with an article, the secondary antenna (7) is inductively coupled with the antenna (14) of the transponder.