Laodicea ad Mare

1/16 Mina

Metal: Lead

Cast

Square

4.00 cm

4.00 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
82.61	-	-	Auction Leu 2021	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Auction Leu 2021: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodikeia ad Mare. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Weight of 1/16 Mina (Lead, 40x40 mm, 82.61 g). ЄTOYC / ς TOY / KAI HΞ / KAI LH (?) around central bulge. Rev. Blank. Unpublished and unique. Good fine.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Date

Ἔ̣τ̣ο̣υ̣ς | ϛ´ (?) τοῦ | καὶ ι̣´ [το|ῦ] κ̣α̣[ὶ νσ´ (?)].

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 202 TO 203

If the reading is correct, Year 250 of the Caesarian Era = Year 6 of the Colony = Year 10 of the Metropolis = 202/203 CE. For the date, see e.g. https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3641/.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	May 24, 2021	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Leu 2021b	None	4062	None	None

Auction Leu 2021: This interesting weight carries three dates, but the legend is difficult to read. It was likely produced in the later 2nd or early 3rd century AD.