Arados

50 Sheqels

Lead

Cast

Square

5.80 cm

5.80 cm

1.70 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
472.16	-	-	Auction Archaeological Center 2007	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Sign of Tanit	Relief

Auction Archaeological Center 2007: Phoenicia, Arados (Arvad). A Hellenistic period square lead weight with a handle and raised border, 472.16 g, 5.8×5.8 cm, the handle is 16.6 cm [sic], 13.0/16.9 cm [sic] thick. The obverse depicts the symbol of the Punic goddess Tanit and the monogram of the city of Arados. At the lower area the date is marked in Phoenician numerals: 20+20+10 (year 212/11 BC). The reverse is blank. In very good condition. For two similar weights with the same date see Elayi and Elayi 1997, nos. 266 and 311 (A. Spaer coll. no. W-73 ). Unpublished.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination, Mint

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

{Phoenician number 20: U+10918}{Phoenician number 20: U+10918}{Phoenician number 10: U+10917}

ʾrwd | 50. — “Aradus, 50 (Sheqels).”

ʾDWR

NEAR EASTERN , GREEK

FROM -300 TO -1

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 4, 2007	None
Spaer Collection	None	W-73

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Archaeological Center 2007b	12, 15	408	fig. 408	None
Finkielsztejn 2015	56–59, 63	28	None	None