ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
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AuthorityIstiodoros, agoranomos (Seleucia)
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MintSeleucia Pieria
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Denomination1/2 Mina
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MaterialMetal: Lead
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ManufactureCast
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ShapeSquare
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Length8.30 cm
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Width8.30 cm
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Height- cm
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Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight 269.00 - - Archives Seyrig (HS 328, I) No No Yes -
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche Cornucopia Relief Lattice pattern Relief Caduceus Relief -
WearCorrosionHandleNoSuspension holeNoRecarved mouldNoRecarved weightNoIntentionally destroyedNoArchaeological descriptionArchives Seyrig (HS 328, I): Plomb, carré, 83 mm. Bordure en arête. 269 g. Corne d’abondance nouée d’une bandelette. Revers losangé avec caducée en relief. Σελεύκειον | ἡμιμναῖον. Dans le champ: ἐπὶ Ἰστιοδώρου et αξρ´. [Date: Sél. 161 = 152/151 av. J.-C.] Musée de Beyrouth (apporté de Latakié).AutopsyNo
INSCRIPTION
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Language Technique Legend type Greek Relief Authority, Date, Denomination, Mint -
Fac simile
ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΙΟΝ ΑΞΡ ΕΠΙ ΙΣΤΙ–ΟΔΩΡΟΥ ΗΜΙΜΝΑΙΟΝ
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EditionΣελεύκειον | αξρ´ | ἐπὶ | Ἰστι–οδώρου | ἡμιμναῖον.
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Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
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RegionSyria: Al Lādhiqīyah
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CityLatakia [Laodicea ad Mare]
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Date of first acquisition
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circumstancesFrom Latakia. Former collection of the National Museum of Beirut. Antiquities trade?
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
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Curatorial SectionGREEK
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Time frameFROM -152 TO -151
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Comments on ChronologySeleucid Era 161 = 152/151 BCE
COLLECTION HISTORY
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Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number National Museum of Beirut None None -
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment Seyrig (archives) [Paris] None HS 328 I None None
VARIA
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Additional commentA picture is available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 328 I).
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