Amo(...) (?), magistrate (Gaza)

Gaza

1/8 Libra

Lead

Cast

Square

4.10 cm

4.50 cm

0.15 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
42.50	-	-	Kushnir-Stein 2002, Auction Archaeological Center 2007	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Kushnir-Stein 2002: Square lead weight. Reverse side is blank.
Auction Archaeological Center 2007: Palestine, Gaza. A Roman Period square lead weight. 42.5 gr., 4.5×4.1 cm., 0.15 cm. thick. On a lead weight a square impression was stamped with a Greek inscription from which only the Greek letter Ρ is certain and the Phoenician letter mem in mirror-shape at the upper right comer. On the upper left corner there is an additional square stamp with three visible letters: Α/ΜΟ. On the left edge traces of the original inscription are visible. The reverse is blank. The surface is damaged and corroded. (A. Spaer coll. no. W-82). Published by Alla Kushnir-Stein, 2002a, no. 4.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Unidentified
Phoenician	Relief	Mint
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked	Authority

Ρ {Phoenician letter mem}
{four lines illegible}

Countermark:
Α
ΜΟ

Ρ[–––] {Phoenician letter mem} | [–––] | [–––] | [–––] | [–––].

Countermark: Α(–––)|ΜΟ(–––)

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 250

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 4, 2007	None
Spaer Collection	None	W-82

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Kushnir-Stein 2002b	40	4	fig. 4	None
Auction Archaeological Center 2007b	12–13	401	fig. 401	None