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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

[…], agoranomos (Laodicea)

Mint

Laodicea ad Mare

Denomination

1/16 Mina

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

6.40 cm

Width

6.30 cm

Height

0.40 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
105.40	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes
105.00	-	-	BnF	No	No	No
105.00	-	-	Archives Seyrig (HS 337, VI)	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Palm	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

BnF: Poids de Laodicée (?) quadrilobé. Plomb. L. 6 cm; l. 6,5 cm; ép. 0,5 cm (tranche); Poids: 105 gr. ΕΤΟΥΣ/…?.Ρ.KK?/ʘ?Η/ΝΥΡΟ ΑΜΟ.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Date, Denomination, Other
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked	Authority

Fac simile

ЄΤΟΥϹϚ
ϘΡЄ̣ΚΚ
Є . . Κ
Α̣ΤΟΝϹ
ΥΡΡΟΠΟ
Ν
Countermark: ΜΑΓΟΡ l. 1: Ϛ vel Γ?

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1971

circumstances

Acquired from H. Seyrig in 1971.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK , ROMAN

Time frame

FROM 148 TO 149

Comments on Chronology

According to Seyrig 1946–48, Year 196 of the Caesarian Era in Laodicea = 148/149 CE.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1971	1971-481.2
Seyrig Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Seyrig (archives)	None	HS 337, VI	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Several pictures and drawings are available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 337, VI).
Pictures are available at the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), photothèque no. 6021 = F 4877.

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