Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

South Syrian or Phoenician mint

Denomination

2 Sheqels

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Triangle

Length

2.80 cm

Width

3.45 cm

Height

0.50 cm

Metrology

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

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Elayi and Elayi 1997: Pyramide triangulaire tronquée, avec pointe vers le haut et bélière arrondie. Nombre 12 (10 + 1 + 1) ou 2 (1 + 1)? Poids: 22,05 g. Inédit. Référence interdite.
BnF: Poids de 2 sicles. Triangulaire. Bélière arrondie à globule central. Plomb. L. 3,5; l. 2,85 cm; ép. 0,5 cm. Poids: 22,05 gr. Au pourtour, une bordure en relief. Tranche: En biseau.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Phoenician	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile

{Phoenician number 2: U+10916, 10916}{Phoenician number 10: U+10917}?

Edition

2 [rather than 12] — “2 (Sheqels).”

Monogram

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	1992-907
Bordreuil Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Elayi and Elayi 1997	149	449	None	None