ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
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AuthorityDionysios I, agoranomos (Antioch)
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MintAntioch
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Denomination1/8 Mina
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MaterialMetal: Lead
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ManufactureCast
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ShapeSquare
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Length- cm
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Width- cm
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Height- cm
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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 Anchor Relief Caduceus Relief -
WearCorrosionHandleNoSuspension holeNoRecarved mouldNoRecarved weightNoIntentionally destroyedNoArchaeological descriptionAutopsyNo
INSCRIPTION
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Language Technique Legend type Greek Relief Authority, Date, Denomination, Mint -
Fac simile
////////////ΙΟΧ
//Ι Ρ
//Ι ΔΙΟ ΝΥϹΙΟΥ
ΟΓΔ ΟΥΝ
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Edition[Ἀντ]ιόχ(ειον) | . – ρ´ | [ἐπ]ὶ Διο–νυσίου | ὄγδ–ουν.
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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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RegionLebanon: Beyrouth (Bayrūt)
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CityBeirut [Berytus / Laodicea / Laodikeia en te Phoinike / Col. Iulia Augusta Felix]
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Date of first acquisitionMay 24, 1969
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circumstancesWeight presented to Seyrig by [Fouad] Alouf on May 24, 1969.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
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Curatorial SectionGREEK
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Time frameFROM -212 TO -203
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Comments on ChronologyBecause of the similarity with the weights #3535 and #3545, it seems probable that this weight was produced close to S.E. 100 and S.E. 102. The missing sign is probably a unit (e.g. Η) or the ten (Ι) sign.
COLLECTION HISTORY
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Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number Antiquities Trade May 24, 1969 None -
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment Seyrig (archives) [Paris] None HS 337 I None None
VARIA
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Additional commentFor comparanda, see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3535/ and https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3545/`
A drawing is available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 337 I). -
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