Theodoros, agoranomos (Berytos?)

Berytos

1/8 Mina

Lead

Cast

Rectangle

3.95 cm

5.00 cm

0.60 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
74.40	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Louise Willocx	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Frame	Relief
Egg and dart pattern	Relief
Ear of wheat	Relief
Lattice pattern	Relief

Sawaya 2023: Pentagonal lead cast weight, with squashed loop. Perforated above the top angle of the pentagon linear frame to insert a loop. Dimensions: 39.5 × 50 × 6 mm. Mass: 74.40 g. Preservation: very good. Pondera #12070 (visited October 25, 2023). Denomination: eighth mina. Obverse: vertical ear of wheat (in center), Ḷ–Η | Θ–Ε | Ο–Δ | Ω–ΡΟ | Υ– (in field), ‘Year 8, (under the supervision) of Theodôros’, all within a simple pentagonal frame surrounded by a raised pentagonal border with egg-and-dart pattern. Reverse: lattice pattern. Agoranomos: Theodôros. Findspot: unknown. Acquisition: Bibliothèque nationale de France 1994.480. Acquired in December 31, 1994, from the Compagnie générale de Bourse. Photographic credits: Bibliothèque nationale de France/Louise Willocx.
BnF: Poids phénicien. Bélière perforée. Plomb. L. 5 cm; l. 3,9 cm; ép. 0,5 cm; Poids: 74,44 gr. T-H/O-Δ/O-ΡO. Naiskos à fronton et un épi de blé; au pourtour, une bordure en relief. Revers: Quadrillage en relief.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Denomination

(Ἔτους) – η´ | Θ–ε|ο–δ|ώ–ρο|υ.

GREEK

FROM -74 TO -73

Sawaya: Year 8 of the era of Berytos (starting in 81/80 BCE), i.e. 74/73 BCE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1994	1994.480

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Sawaya 2023	94, 112	22	fig. 22	None

Mint = Berytos rather than Tyre? See https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/12069/. See also https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/11495/ and https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3665/ (to be attributed to Tyre as well?). See also Louvre, no. AO 2047.