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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
  • Authority
  • Mint
    Laodicea ad Mare
  • Denomination
    1/32 Mina
  • Material
    Metal: Lead
  • Manufacture
    Cast
  • Shape
    Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)
  • Length
    3.70 cm
  • Width
    3.50 cm
  • Height
    - cm
  • Metrology
    Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
    46.00 - - Archives Seyrig (HS 327 I) No No Yes
    45.50 - - Archives Seyrig (HS 339 II) No No No
  • Iconography
    Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
  • Wear
  • Corrosion
  • Handle
    No
    Suspension hole
    No
  • Recarved mould
    No
    Recarved weight
    No
  • Intentionally destroyed
    No
  • Archaeological description
    Archives Seyrig (HS 327 I, no. 21): Poids pentagonal, hauteur 35 mm., largeur 37 mm. Bordure saillante, ornée d’oves sur le biseau extérieur. Poids 46 g. ια´ κα(ὶ) νε´ καὶ οβ´, autour d’une protubérance ronde sur laquelle on lit λβ´, c’est-à-dire ⅟₃₂. Revers lisse. Date: an 11 (de Tibère) et 55 (de l’ère d’Actium) et 72 (de l’ère césarienne de Laodicée) = 24/25 ap. J.-C. Musée de Beyrouth.
    Archives Seyrig (HS 339 II, no. 14): Poids pentagonal, 22 mm. de côté, avec ombilic central. Bordure saillante simple. Poids : 45 g. 5. Sur l’ombilic : λβ´(an 32 ? ou bien ⅟₃₂ de mine ?) ; au pourtour : ΑΚΑΝΕΚΑΙΟΒ. Revers lisse. Musée de Beyrouth, provenant de Latakié.
  • Autopsy
    No
INSCRIPTION
  • Language Technique Legend type
    Greek Relief Date, Denomination
  • Fac simile

    ΛΒ

    ΙΑ ΚΑ – ΝΕ – ΚΑΙ – ΟΒ

  • Edition
    λβ´. || ια´ κα(ὶ) νε´ καὶ οβ´.
  • Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
  • Findspot (region)
    Syria: Al Lādhiqīyah
  • Findspot (site)
    Latakia [Laodicea ad Mare]
  • Context
    Archives Seyrig (HS 339 II, no. 14): provenant de Latakié.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
  • Region
  • City
  • Date of first acquisition
  • circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
  • Curatorial Section
    GREEK , ROMAN
  • Time frame
    FROM 24 TO 25
  • Comments on Chronology
    Archives Seyrig: Year 11 of Tiberius’ reign = Year 55 of the Actium Era = Year 72 of the Caesarian Era = 24/25 CE.
    For a similar datation, see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3642/ and https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3736/.
COLLECTION HISTORY
  • 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 327 I, no. 21; HS 339 II, no. 14 None None
VARIA
  • Additional comment
    A picture is available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 327 I).
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