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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
  • Authority
  • Mint
    Laodicea ad Mare
  • Denomination
    1/32 Mina
  • Material
    Metal: Lead
  • Manufacture
    Cast
  • Shape
    Rectangle
  • Length
    3.60 cm
  • Width
    3.90 cm
  • Height
    - cm
  • Metrology
    Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
    49.00 - - Archives Seyrig No No Yes
  • Iconography
    Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
    Palm
  • Wear
  • Corrosion
  • Handle
    No
    Suspension hole
    No
  • Recarved mould
    No
    Recarved weight
    No
  • Intentionally destroyed
    No
  • Archaeological description
    Archives Seyrig (HS 317, I): Poids rectangulaire. Hauteur: 39 mm.; largeur: 36 mm. Bordure saillante simple. Poids: 49 g. ἔτους | θ[λ?]σ´ τρι|ακοστό|διν σύ|ροπον. Revers lisse, orné d’une palme en relief. Date: an 2[3?]9 de l’ère césarienne de Laodicée. Musée de Beyrouth, provenant de Latakié.
  • Autopsy
    No
INSCRIPTION
  • Language Technique Legend type
    Date, Denomination, Other
  • Fac simile
  • Edition
    Ἔτους | θ[λ?]σ´ τρι|ακοστό|διν σύ|ροπον.
  • Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
  • Findspot (region)
  • Findspot (site)
  • Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
  • Region
    Syria: Al Lādhiqīyah
  • City
    Latakia [Laodicea ad Mare]
  • Date of first acquisition
  • circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
  • Curatorial Section
    GREEK , ROMAN
  • Time frame
    FROM 191 TO 192
  • Comments on Chronology
    Archives Seyrig (HS 317, I): Year 2[3?]9 of the Caesarian era of Laodicea = 191/192 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) [Paris] None HS 317, I, 57 None None
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