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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Arados
Denomination
50 Sheqels
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
6.50 cm
Width
8.50 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
513.00 - - Auction Gorny & Mosch 2021 No No Yes
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
Auction Gorny & Mosch 2021: Arados. Mina = 50 Schekel 3. - 1. Jh. v. Chr. mit Handhabe ca. 6,5 x 8,5cm. (513g). Großes, quadratisches Gewicht mit phönizischen Zeichen. Auf der etwas verbreiterten Vorderseite l. oben das Zeichen der Göttin Tanit, r. daneben in Ligatur A(r)wa(d) (= Arados), unten NN- (= 50). Ex Sammlung Peter Weiß, Kiel, erworben zwischen 1967 und 2005. Condition: Graue Patina, kleine Kratzer, ss
Autopsy
No
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 number 20: U+10918}{Phoenician number 20: U+10918}

Edition
ʾrwd | 50. — “Aradus, 50 (Sheqels).”
Monogram
ʾDWR
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Findspot (site)
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
April 21, 2021
circumstances
Antiquities trade.
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
Antiquities Trade April 21, 2021 None
Weiß Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Gorny & Mosch 2021b None 3885 fig. None
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