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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Zenobios, agoranomos (Seleucia Pieria)
Mint
Seleucia Pieria
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
12.00 cm
Width
12.00 cm
Height
1.00 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
721.00 - Dec. 31, 1990 Gatier 1991 No No No
752.00 - - Froehner catalogue No No No
721.10 - Jan. 16, 2019 Autopsy Charles Doyen No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Ear of wheat
Herm 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.
Froehner: Poids grec de Syrie. Grand disque en plomb. - D 0,12. Poids: 752 grammes. Sur la bordure, en lettres très espacées: Z H NOBIOY Ζηνοβίου. Au milieu: ΕΤΟΥΣ Δ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ. Terme d’Hercule à la peau de lion. Deux cornes d’abondance en sautoir. ΜΝΑ μνᾶ.
BnF: Poids grec en forme de disque. Syrie. Plomb. Diam.: 12 cm; Poids: 752 gr. Ep. 1 cm. ZHNO][B]IOY sur les bord ; E[ΤΟ]Υ[Σ] Δ / ΔH[M]OΣIA / MNA dans le champ. Deux cornes d'abondance en sautoir; dans le champ gauche, tête d’Hercule de face; dans le champ droit, une massue; au pourtour, une bordure en relief. Revers: Trois cercles concentriques, au centre un globule. Tranche: Filet de globules. Tranche inférieure lacunaire.
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
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1925
circumstances
Bequeathed to the BnF by Froehner in 1925.
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
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1925 Froehner 931
Froehner Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Gatier 1991 434–440 None 2 None
BÉ 2006 727 448 None None
VARIA
Additional comment
See Froehner catalogue, XII, p. 763.
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