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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
  • Authority
    Unidentified
  • Mint
    Laodicea ad Mare
  • Denomination
  • Material
    Metal: Lead
  • Manufacture
    Cast
  • Shape
    Triangle
  • Length
    8.00 cm
  • Width
    11.50 cm
  • Height
    - cm
  • Metrology
    Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
    -
  • Iconography
    Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
    Palmette
    Palm
  • Wear
  • Corrosion
  • Handle
    Yes
    Suspension hole
    No
  • Recarved mould
    No
    Recarved weight
    No
  • Intentionally destroyed
    No
  • Archaeological description
    Archives Seyrig (HS 317, I): Poids triangulaire, à la pointe coiffée d’une palmette. Mutilé en bas: largeur actuelle 80 mm.; hauteur actuelle 115 mm. Bordure saillante simple, au droit comme au revers. ἔτου|ς ξ̣σ´, ἀγρα|νομοῦ|ν[τος (sic) . . .] | Α[– – –] | ΑΝΤ [– – –]. Revers lisse, orné d’une palme. Date: le chiffre des dizaines reste douteux, je crois voir un ξ. En ce cas: 260 de l’ère césarienne de Laodicée = 212/213 ap. J.-C. Musée de Beyrouth.
  • Autopsy
    No
INSCRIPTION
  • Language Technique Legend type
    Authority, Date, Unidentified
  • Fac simile
  • Edition
    Ἔτου|ς ξ̣σ´, ἀγρα|νομοῦ|ν[τος (sic) . . .] | Α[– – –] | ΑΝΤ [– – –].
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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  • Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
  • Region
  • City
  • Date of first acquisition
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DATING OF THE WEIGHT
  • Curatorial Section
    GREEK , ROMAN
  • Time frame
    FROM 212 TO 213
  • Comments on Chronology
    Archives Seyrig (HS 317, I): Year 260 of the Caesarian era of Laodicea = 212/213 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, 65 None None
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