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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Tyre

Denomination

1 Libra = 1 Litra

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

5.70 cm

Width

7.90 cm

Height

1.00 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
316.20	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Number	Synecdoche
Two imperial busts		Two	Bust
Female figure	Relief	Two	Bust
Cross		Two

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Froehner: Poids carré en plomb, avec anse de suspension. Chypre, 1900. H 0,060 L 0,065. Deux bustes de face (?) séparés par un candélabre. ↑ + A.
BnF: Poids quadrangulaire avec anse de suspension. Plomb. L. 6,6 cm; l. 8 cm; ép. 0,8 cm; Poids: 316,13 gr. ΛΙΤΡΑ (?) en monogramme. Deux motifs en forme de buste séparés par un caducée (?). Acheté à Chypre en 1900.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile

𐅢 Α

Edition

Λί(τρα) α´.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

Cyprus

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1900

circumstances

Acquired in Cyprus in 1900. Bequeathed to the BnF by Froehner in 1925.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Time frame

FROM 400 TO 640

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Froehner Collection	Dec. 31, 1900	None
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1925	Froehner 933

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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VARIA

Additional comment

See Froehner Catalogue, IX, p. 313.
Gatier 2016: attributed to Tyre.

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