ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
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Authority
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MintLaodicea ad Mare
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Denomination1/16 Mina
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MaterialMetal: Lead
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ManufactureCast
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ShapeTriangle
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Length5.50 cm
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Width8.00 cm
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Height- cm
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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 Relief -
WearCorrosionHandleYesSuspension holeNoRecarved mouldNoRecarved weightNoIntentionally destroyedNoArchaeological descriptionArchives 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.AutopsyNo
INSCRIPTION
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Language Technique Legend type Greek Relief Denomination, Other, Unidentified -
Fac simile
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EditionἙκκ|αιδέ|κατo|ν σύρ|ροπον. || Ε
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Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Findspot (region)
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Findspot (site)
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Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
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RegionSyria: Ţarţūs
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CityTartus, Tartous, Ṭarṭūs [Antarados / Constantia]
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Date of first acquisition
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circumstancesBrought from Tartus.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
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Curatorial SectionGREEK , ROMAN
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Time frameFROM 1 TO 100
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Comments on ChronologySee Seyrig 1946–48, p. 66–67: 1st century CE.
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 327 I, no. 33 None None
VARIA
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Additional commentPictures are available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 327 I; 386).
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