Marathos

5 Sheqels

Lead

Cast

Square

3.40 cm

3.25 cm

0.65 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
57.50	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Louise Willocx	No	No	Yes
45.32	-	-	BnF, wrong mass	No	No	No
57.50	-	-	Elayi and Elayi 1997	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Parallélépipède, sans bélière ni bordure visibles. Registre supérieur: balance du Type A. Registre inférieur: nombre 2 [ (1 + 1 [). Revers lisse. Poids: 57,50 g. Inédit. Référence interdite.
BnF: Poids quadrangulaire. Plomb. L. 3,45 cm; l. 3,3 cm; ép. 0,63 cm; Poids: 45,32 gr. [sic: confusion with the weight 1992-903; the correct mass should be 57.5 g]. Motifs frustes. Revers: Valeur numérale 5 (?).

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

{Monogram of Marathos: U+1090C+10913+10915}

{Phoenician number 5, U+10916, 10916, 10916, 10916, 10916}

mrt | 5̣. — “Marathus, 5̣ (Sheqels).”

MRT

NEAR EASTERN , GREEK

FROM -300 TO -1

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1992	1992-905
Bordreuil Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Elayi and Elayi 1997	132	364	None	None
Finkielsztejn 2015	67–68, 69	64	None	None

The weights 1992-905 and 1992-903 were once interverted at the BnF.