Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Tyre

Denomination

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

3.67 cm

Width

3.21 cm

Height

0.64 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Palm tree	Relief
Egg and dart pattern	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Hendin 2007: 3 uncia of Tyre (53.86 g = 3 uncia of 17.95 g); lead rectangle with loop, palm tree with 2 bunches of dates in a square surrounded by circular designs, beneath tree on left Λ (year 30 = 98/7 B.C.E.) and on right the monogram of Tyre, reverse blank; 36.7×32.1×6.4 mm; London market 1988; said to have been found in Lebanon.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Date, Other

Fac simile

On the left: ↑ A? | B On the right: .I

Edition

(ἔτους) | β|ι´
ἀ|[γο](...)?

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	294

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Hendin 2007	200	294	fig. 294	None