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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Arados

Denomination

10 Sheqels

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Triangle

Length

4.10 cm

Width

5.30 cm

Height

1.00 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Sign of Tanit	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Elayi and Elayi 1997: Poids approximativement triangulaire, avec sommet vers le bas et bélière circulaire. Registre supérieur: signe de Tanit et balance du Type B (?). Registre inférieur: nombre 10. Revers lisse. Poids: 91,59 g. Inédit. Référence interdite.
BnF: Poids en forme de losange. Plomb. L. 5,35 cm; l. 4,2 cm; ép. 0.91 (tranche), 1 cm (relief); Poids: 91,59 gr. Valeur numérale 10.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Fac simile

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

{Phoenician number 10: U+10917}

Edition

ʾrwd | 10. — “Aradus, 10 (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	1992-908
Bordreuil Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Elayi and Elayi 1997	146	430	None	None
Finkielsztejn 2015	56–59, 65	49	None	None