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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination
1/32 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.80 cm
Width
4.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
57.00 - - Archives Seyrig No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Palm
Tyche Stamped / Countermarked / Struck RIGHT Standing
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Archives Seyrig (HS 327, I): Poids rectangulaire, pourvu d’une grande anse carrée à son bord droit. Hauteur: 38 mm.; largeur: 45 mm. Bordure en arête. Au milieu de la face, est appliquée une contremarque ronde (Tyché debout à gauche; dans le champ à gauche, la lettre delta). La dernière ligne de l’inscription est gravée sur le biseau de la bordure. Poids: 57 g. (excellent état). [ἔ]τους | [.]λσ´. τρι|ακ[οστ]ό|διν σύρ|οπον. Revers lisse, orné d’une palme en relief. Date: an 231 à 239 de l’ère césarienne de Laodicée = 183 à 192 ap. J.-C. Musée de Beyrouth.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Date, Denomination, Other
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Unidentified
Fac simile
Edition
[Ἔ]τους | [.]λσ´. τρι|ακ[οστ]ό|διν σύρ|οπον.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 183 TO 192
Comments on Chronology
Year 231 to 239 of the Caesarian Era = 183 to 192 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, 62 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
Pictures are available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 327, I, and 337, II).
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