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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination
1/16 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Triangle
Length
5.50 cm
Width
8.00 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
98.00 - - Archives Seyrig No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Palmette
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Archives Seyrig (HS 327, I): Poids triangulaire, au sommet coiffé d’une palmette. Hauteur 80 mm., largeur 55 mm. Poids 98 g. ἑκκ|αιδέ|κατo|ν σύρ|ροπον. Revers lisse, avec les lettres Ε en relief. Musée de Beyrouth, apporté de Tortose.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination, Other, Unidentified
Fac simile
Edition
Ἑκκ|αιδέ|κατo|ν σύρ|ροπον. || Ε
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Syria: Ţarţūs
City
Tartus, Tartous, Ṭarṭūs [Antarados / Constantia]
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Brought from Tartus.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 1 TO 100
Comments on Chronology
See Seyrig 1946–48, p. 66–67: 1st century CE.
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) None HS 327, I, 33 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Pictures are available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 327, I; 386).
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