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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Arados

Denomination

5 Sheqels

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Triangle

Length

2.30 cm

Width

3.30 cm

Height

1.10 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Sign of Tanit	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Elayi and Elayi 1997: Pyramide triangulaire tronquée, avec pointe vers le bas, un peu cassée. Signe de Tanit et autre motif indistinct. Poids: 44,69 g. Inédit. Référence interdite.
BnF: Poids triangulaire. Plomb. L. 3,4 cm; l. 2,35 cm; ép. 1,08 cm. Poids: 44,69 gr. Sur la première ligne, un monogramme ou une lettre phénicienne (Ɂ? en partie fruste) et le signe de Tanit. Bord supérieur tronqué, perforation; au pourtour, une bordure en relief.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Fac simile

{Monogram of Arados: U+10900 + 10903 + 10905 + 10913}{Sign of Tanit}

Edition

ʾrwd | [5?] — “Aradus, [5? (Sheqels)].”

Monogram

ʾDWR

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 1992

circumstances

Acquired from Pierre Bordreuil.

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, 1992	1992-902
Bordreuil Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Elayi and Elayi 1997	150	450	None	None