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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination
1/16 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.30 cm
Width
5.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
86.50 - - Auction CNG 2016 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Auction CNG 2016: A pair of lead weights. Hellenistic or Eastern Roman. [...] The other [weight] weighs 86.50 g (43×55mm, likely 1 uncia), with an adjustment protrusion and Greek letters on the obverse (beginning with a date ETOYC [...]) and a design, possibly a monogram, on the reverse. Cf. Hendin, Weights pp. 190ff for lead weights of this period. Both intact.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Date, Denomination
Fac simile

ΕΤΟΥ ← ΙΚ . ΑΙ ← Δ ΕΚ ← ΑΤΟ Ν

Edition
Ἔτους | [...] | ἑ̣κ[κ]αι̣|δ–έκ|α̣το|ν.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
March 23, 2016
circumstances
Antiquities trade
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 1 TO 200
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Antiquities Trade March 23, 2016 None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction CNG 2016c None 1336a None None
VARIA
Additional comment
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