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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Marathos
Denomination
25 Sheqels
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
5.80 cm
Width
5.80 cm
Height
0.83 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
225.60 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
226.00 - - Babelon 1898a No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Elayi and Elayi 1997: Parallélépipède rectangulaire. État de conservation assez bon. Pas de bélière ni de bordure visibles. Motif figuré et signes en relief. Registre supérieur: balance du Type A. Registres médian et inférieur: nombre 25 (20 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 superposés). Revers lisse.
BnF: Poids d’une ville de Phénicie quadrangulaire. Plomb. L. 5,8 cm; l. 5,8 cm; ép. 0,83 cm; Poids: 226 gr. Première ligne, un monogramme ou la lettre phénicienne M; seconde ligne, la valeur numérale 25.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Phoenician Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

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

{Phoenician number 20, U+10918}

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

Edition
mrt | 2|5. — “Marathus, 25 (Sheqels).”
Monogram
MRT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1897
circumstances
Acquisition of the Waddington Collection in 1897.
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, 1892 Waddington 7461
Waddington Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon 1898a 463 7461 None None
Elayi and Elayi 1997 124, 375, 381, 389 325 fig. 7/325, 13/325, 21/325; pl. XXIII/325 None
Finkielsztejn 2015 67–68, 71 83 None None
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