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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Herodes, agoranomos (Syrian or Phoenician city?)

Mint

Denomination

22 Sheqels

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

4.80 cm

Width

4.35 cm

Height

0.57 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
77.20	-	-	Hendin 2007	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Hendin 2007: 22 drachms (77.2 g = 22 drachms of 3.50 g); lead rectangle with pierced tab and raise rim, 𐅹ΔΙΣ ΕΠΙΗ ΡΩΔ (Year 214 [153/154 C.E.] under [the Agoranomos] Herod), reverse: 𐅹ΚΒ (the number 22); 48×43.5×5.7 mm.

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INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
		Authority, Date, Denomination

Fac simile

Edition

(Ἔτους) δισ´ | ἐπὶ Ἡ|ρῴδ̣ο͜υ || 𐅹 κβ´.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1982

circumstances

S. Qedar, Jerusalem, 1982

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -99 TO -98

Comments on Chronology

SE 214 = 99/98 BCE (Finkielsztejn); Year 214 of the Pompeian Era in Gaza = 153/154 CE (Münz Zentrum 1981; Hendin 2007)

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Hendin Collection	Dec. 31, 1982	292
Qedar Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Finkielsztejn 2007	47 and n. 34	None	None	None
Hendin 2007	198	292	fig. 292	None
Finkielsztejn 2012	143–144	33	None	None
Finkielsztejn 2015	76–77	111	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Hendin 2007: cf. Qedar [Münz Centrum] 1981: 41, 90 D for a nearly identical weight of 76.88 g.
Finkielsztejn 2015: Same mold as Auction Münz Centrum 1981, No. 90D, and Manns 1984, No. 16 (right).
Mint: Syrian/Phoenician City?

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