Authority
Dionysios ΙΙ, agoranomos (Berytos)
Metrology
Mass (g) |
Mass (grain) |
Date of measurement |
Reference |
fragmented |
cleaned |
reference weight |
130.65 |
- |
- |
Auction CNG 2021 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Iconography
Symbol |
Technique |
Direction |
Position |
Number |
Synecdoche |
Trident |
Relief |
|
|
|
|
Sign of Tanit |
Relief |
|
|
|
|
Lattice pattern |
Relief |
|
|
|
|
Egg and dart pattern |
Relief |
|
|
|
|
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Sawaya 2023: Square lead cast weight with suspension loop Dimensions: 55.62 mm. Mass: 130.65 g. Preservation: very good. CNG Electronic Auction 488 (March 24, 2021), lot 265 (https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7929110); Pondera #14900 (visited April 10, 2023). Denomination: quarter mina. Obverse: vertical trident (in center), L A–ΠP | – Δ– | ΔION–YΣIOΥ | AΓOP–ANO (in field), ‘Year 181, Δ–, Dionysios, being agoranomos’, all within a simple square frame surrounded by a raised border with egg-and-dart pattern. Reverse: lattice pattern. Agoranomos: Dionysios. Findspot: unknown. Acquisition: unknown. Photographic credits: Classical Numismatic Group (CNG).
Auction CNG 2021: Phoenicia, Berytos. PB Weight (55.62mm, 130.65 g). Dionysios, agoronomos. Dated SE 181 (132/1 BC). L A-ΠP/ Δ/ ΔION-YΣIOY/ AΓOP-ANO, trident / Hatched surface. CPAI –; cf. Rochnesard II, p. 62. Tan patina, a few minor edge bumps. VF.