Arados

5 Sheqels

Lead

Cast

Square

3.10 cm

4.40 cm

0.70 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
52.60	-	-	Auction CNG 2020	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Sign of Tanit	Relief

Den of Antiquity 2020: C. 300 BC. A nice Phoenician square lead weight with phoenician inscription.
In good condition with clear detail. Provenance: Ex S.M collection, collected from 1970 to 1999. Size: 31mm×44mm.
Auction CNG 2020: PHOENICIA, Uncertain, possibly Tyre. Cast PB 6(?) Shekel Steelyard Weight (31×44×7mm, 52.60 g, 12h). Undated issue. Tanit symbol and scale symbol; below, Phoenician 1 (six times); all within linear quadrate frame / Blank. Cf. E&E, Poids 338. Brown patina. VF. Overall height and weight include suspension loop originally cast into weight. From the S.M. Collection.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

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

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

ʾrwd | 5 — “Aradus, 5 (Sheqels).”

ʾDWR

NEAR EASTERN , GREEK

FROM -300 TO -1

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Hadad Collection	Sept. 9, 2020	WHW 10
Moussaieff Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction CNG 2020c	None	303	None	None