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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Arados
Denomination
12 Sheqels
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
4.60 cm
Width
4.60 cm
Height
0.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
114.40 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
114.00 - - Babelon 1898a No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Sign of Tanit Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Elayi and Elayi 1997: Pyramide quadrandulaire tronquée. Surface assez corrodée. Bélière semi-circulaire (0,9 × 1,1 cm). Pas de bordure visible. Motifs figurés et signes en relief. Registre supérieur: signe de Tanit et balance du Type B. Registre inférieur: Š 12 (10 + Š + 1 + l). Revers lisse.
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}{Phoenician letter šīn: U+10914}{Phoenician number 2: U+10916, 10916}

Edition
ʾrwd | 12 š(ql) — “Aradus, 12 Sh(eqels).”
Monogram
ʾDWR
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 7456
Waddington Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon 1898a 461 7456 None None
Viedebantt 1922 10 78 None (non vidi)
Elayi and Elayi 1997 128, 375, 384, 385, 386, 389 346 fig. 7/346, 16/346, 17/346, 18/346, 21/346; pl. XXVI/346 None
Finkielsztejn 2015 56–59, 61 11 None None
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