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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Aristokrates, agoranomos (Laodicea)

Mint

North Syrian mint

Denomination

2 Minas

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)

Length

13.30 cm

Width

13.50 cm

Height

1.50 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
1730.60	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes
1730.00	-	-	BnF	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Male figure	Relief	TQRIGHT			Bust

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

BnF: Poids octogonal. Plomb. L. 13,6 cm; l. 13,3 cm; ép. 1,30 cm; Poids: 1730 gr. (2 mines). ΕΤΟΥΣ/Ε/ΑΓΟ-ΡΑΝΟ/ΜΟΥΝ-ΤΟΣ/ΑĖΤΟ(ou C ?)ΚΡΑΜ/ΔΥ(ou I ?)ΠΠΟΥΝ. Buste nu de trois quarts face, au pourtour une bordure en relief. Tranche: ornées d’oves.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Denomination

Fac simile

ΕΤΟΥΣ Ε ΑΓΟ–ΡΑΝΟ ΜΟΥΝ–ΤΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟ–ΚΡΑΤΟΥ ΔΙΜΝΟΥΝ

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1974

circumstances

Acquired from Mr. Abdelnour (Institut français d’archéologie) in 1974.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -250 TO -1

Comments on Chronology

Seleucid Era [..?]5?

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1974	1974-1090
Abdelnour Collection	None	None

Bibliography

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

Additional comment

Mint: Laodicea (see the participle ἀγορανομοῦντος)? Unidentified Syrian mint?
Two weights are registered with the inv.no. 1974-1090.

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