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Copyright credit: Łajtar 2021 (Phot. M. Iwan; © Paphos Agora Project; courtesy of the Paphos Agora Project)

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Seleukos, f. Julius Bathyllos, agoranomos (Seleucia)
Mint

Seleucia Pieria
Denomination
Material

Metal: Lead
Manufacture

Cast
Shape

Square
Length

8.89 cm
Width

8.61 cm
Height

0.73 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
451.00	-	-	Twardecki 2020	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear
Corrosion
Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes
Recarved mould

No

Recarved weight

No
Intentionally destroyed

No
Archaeological description

Łajtar 2021: The weight is a plaque, 8.61cm height, 8.89cm wide, 0.73cm thick, with a loop attached at the top. The plaque has a plain back-side, and on the front side, it carries a Greek inscription in six lines placed within a raised border. The object was executed in cast. Its weight is 451g.
Autopsy

No

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Other

Fac simile

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Edition

ανσ´, Αἰδοναί|ου· ἐπὶ Σελεύ|κου τοῦ Ἰουλί|ου Βαθύλλου | ἀγορανόμο|υ ἐσηκώθη.
Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Cyprus
Findspot (site)

Kato Paphos [Paphos / Nea Paphos]
Context

Ancient agora, central part of the Eastern portico of the agora. Context: 2nd cent. CE.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame

FROM 142 TO 143
Comments on Chronology

Year 251 of the Freedom of Seleucia = 142/143 CE.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Paphos Depot	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Twardecki 2020	419–420	None	None	None
Łajtar 2021	255–263	2	fig. 2	None

VARIA

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1 libra?
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