Unidentified

South Syrian or Phoenician mint

1/8 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

4.00 cm

4.20 cm

0.63 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
75.20	-	-	Auction Archaeological Center 2007	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Eagle	Relief	RIGHT	Standing
Lattice pattern	Relief

Auction Archaeological Center 2007: Palestine (?), A Hellenistic Period square lead weight with high border, 66.0 gr., 4.0×4.2 cm., 6.3 mm. thick. In the center, an eagle standing to r. is depicted. The reverse has a network pattern. The partly preserved Greek inscription reads: LΘΝΡ ΑΓΟ/ΡΑΝΟΜΟΥ / ΥΝΤ[ ... ]. Year 159 = 154/3 BC, during the reign of Demetrius I, 162-150 BC. In good condition. (A. Spaer coll. no. W-172). Unpublished.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Date, Unidentified

(Ἔτους) θνρ´ ἀγο|ρανομο|ῦντ[ος (?) – – –]

GREEK

FROM -154 TO -153

SE 159 = 154/153 BCE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	April 4, 2007	None
Spaer Collection	None	W-172

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Archaeological Center 2007b	18–19	420	fig. 420	None