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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Marathos

Denomination

5 Sheqels

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

3.00 cm

Width

3.00 cm

Height

0.80 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
55.70	-	Jan. 16, 2019	Autopsy Charles Doyen	No	No	Yes
55.72	-	-	BnF	No	No	No
55.72	-	-	Elayi and Elayi 1997	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Elayi and Elayi 1997: Poids hors normes, parallélépipédique, cassé à la partie supérieure. Motif en relief incertain (balance du Type A?). Poids: 55,72 g. Inédit. Référence interdite.
BnF: Poids. Plomb. L. 3 cm; l. 3 cm; ép. 0,73 cm. Poids: 55,72 gr. Un monogramme ou la lettre phénicienne M.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Fac simile

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

Edition

mrt | [5]. — “Marathus, [5 (Sheqels)].”

Monogram

MRT

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1989

circumstances

Acquired from Mr. Tabet.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

NEAR EASTERN , GREEK

Time frame

FROM -300 TO -1

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1989	1989-271
Tabet Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Elayi and Elayi 1997	154	470	None	None