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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Tyre

Denomination

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

3.94 cm

Width

3.81 cm

Height

0.90 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Club	Relief
Sign of Tanit	Relief
Lattice pattern	Relief
Egg and dart pattern	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Yes

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Hendin 2007: 1/2 libra of Tyre (114.8 g = 1 libra of 229.6 g); lead square, no adjustment tab, ΑΓΟ (Agoranomos) ΒΙ (Year 12 = 115/114 B.C.E.) flanking the club of Herakles, all within a square motif surrounded by oval designs, reverse: symbol of Tanit on a cross-hatch background; 39.4×38.1×9 mm; London market 1988; said to have been in Lebanon.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Date, Other

Fac simile

Α–ΓΟ | –ΒΙ

Edition

ἀγο(...) | (ἔτους) βι´

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

Lebanon

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1988

circumstances

Acquired in London in 1988; said to have been found in Lebanon.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -115 TO -114

Comments on Chronology

Finkielzstejn 2015: Year 12 of the Era of the Freedom of Tyre = 115/114 BCE rather than Year 12 of the era of the People of Tyre = 264/263 BCE. Auction Münz Zentrum 1983: Year 12 = 115/4 BCE

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Hendin Collection	Dec. 31, 1988	286

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Hendin 2007	195	286	fig. 286	None