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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mela(…), agoranomos (Tyre?)

Mint

South Syrian or Phoenician mint

Denomination

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

6.40 cm

Width

7.30 cm

Height

1.10 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Frame	Relief
Lattice pattern
Ship / Galley	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Yes

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

BnF: Poids phénicien carré. Bélière quadrangulaire au sommet arrondi, perforée en son centre. Plomb. L. 5,5 cm; l. 5,5 cm; ép. 1,06 cm; Poids: 309,07 gr. Monogramme dans le champ droit, dans le champ gauche, MEΛA au-dessous d’un symbole. Navire; au pourtour une bordure en relief.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Unidentified

Fac simile

Ο ΓΒ
ΜΕΛΑ

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1989

circumstances

Acquired from Mr. Aharonian in 1989.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -200 TO -1

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1989	1989.343
Aharonian Collection	None	None

Bibliography

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

Additional comment

Mint = Tyre? According to the BnF catalogue, the mint would be Gabala. See the weights from Tyre with the legend ΒΙ ΑΓΟ – (ἔτους) βι´ | ἀγο(...).
Compare with https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/17378/

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