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  • Copyright credit: © Damien Delvigne and Thomas Leblanc, courtesy of the Trustees of the BM

  • Copyright credit: © Damien Delvigne and Thomas Leblanc, courtesy of the Trustees of the BM

  • Copyright credit: Cook 1987

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
  • Authority
    Zenobios, agoranomos (Seleucia Pieria)
  • Mint
    Seleucia Pieria
  • Denomination
    1 Mina
  • Material
    Metal: Lead
  • Manufacture
    Cast
  • Shape
    Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
  • Length
    11.90 cm
  • Width
    11.90 cm
  • Height
    1.20 cm
  • Metrology
    Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
    784.40 - - www.britishmuseum.org No No No
    794.00 - - Measured by Simone Killen No No No
    787.50 - Aug. 22, 2019 Measurement done by D. Delvigne et T. Leblanc No Yes Yes
  • Iconography
    Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
    Herm Relief
    Ear of wheat Relief
    Double cornucopia Relief
  • Wear
  • Corrosion
  • Handle
    No
    Suspension hole
    No
  • Recarved mould
    No
    Recarved weight
    No
  • Intentionally destroyed
    No
  • Archaeological description
    Circular weight. On the main face: a terminal figure, a cornucopia and an ear of barley. Inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ Δ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ ΜΝΑ. Around the edge: ΖΗΝΟΒΙΟΥ. On the reverse 3 circles surrounding a dot.
  • Autopsy
    Yes
INSCRIPTION
  • Language Technique Legend type
    Greek Relief Authority, Date, Denomination, Mint
  • Fac simile
  • Edition
    Ἕτους δ´, δημοσία μνᾶ. Ζηνοβίου
  • Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
  • Findspot (region)
  • Findspot (site)
  • Context
    From Seleucia Pieria.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
  • Region
    Türkiye: Hatay
  • City
    Samandağ [Seleucia Pieria / Suedia]
  • Date of first acquisition
  • circumstances
    From Seleucia Pieria. Purchased from Sir Leonard Woolley.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
  • Curatorial Section
    GREEK
  • Time frame
    FROM -106 TO -105
  • Comments on Chronology
    Year 4 of Seleucia: 106/105 BCE (Gatier 1991).
COLLECTION HISTORY
  • Collection
    Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
    British Museum (London) July 20, 1925 1925,0720.1
  • Bibliography
    Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
    British Museum 1929³ 150 463 None None
    Seyrig (archives) [Paris] None HS 337 II None None
    Cook 1987 46–47 38 38 None
    SEG 37 526 1748 None None
    Gatier 1991 434–440 None None None
    BÉ 2006 727 448 None None
VARIA
  • Additional comment
    A picture is available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 337 II).
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