Logo Pondera Online
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
  • Authority
    Antiochos, agoranomos (Seleucia Pieria)
  • Mint
    Seleucia Pieria
  • Denomination
    1/3 Mina
  • Material
    Metal: Lead
  • Manufacture
    Cast
  • Shape
    Triangle
  • Length
    - cm
  • Width
    - cm
  • Height
    - cm
  • Metrology
    Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
    168.20 - - Spaer 2000 No No Yes
  • Iconography
    Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
    Dolphin Relief BRIGHT Leaping
    Lattice pattern Relief
  • Wear
  • Corrosion
  • Handle
    No
    Suspension hole
    No
  • Recarved mould
    No
    Recarved weight
    No
  • Intentionally destroyed
    No
  • Archaeological description
    Spaer 2000: Triangular 1/3 Mna weight (168.20 grams) originating outside Palestine inscribed ΕΝΡ/ΕΠΙ above a dolphin and ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΤΡΙΤΟΝ / ΜΝΑΣ beneath. The back bears the appropriate diamond pattern.
  • Autopsy
    No
INSCRIPTION
  • Language Technique Legend type
    Greek Relief Authority, Date, Denomination
  • Fac simile

        ΕΝΡ
        ΕΠΙ
    ΑΝΤΙΟ  ΧΟΥ
    ΤΡΙΤΟΝΜΝΑΣ

  • Edition
    ε̣νρ´ | ἐπὶ | Ἀντιό–χου | τρίτον μνᾶς.
  • Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
  • Findspot (region)
  • Findspot (site)
  • Context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
  • Region
  • City
  • Date of first acquisition
  • circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
  • Curatorial Section
    GREEK
  • Time frame
    FROM -160 TO -156
  • Comments on Chronology
    Seleucid Era 155 = 158/157 BCE or Seleucid Era 153 = 160/159 BCE or Seleucid Era 156 = 157/156 BCE
    If the reading ε̣ν̣ρ´ is correct, Antiochos was agoranomos during the same year as Lykinos (Seleucid Era 155 = 158/157 BCE).
COLLECTION HISTORY
  • Collection
    Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
    Unidentified Private Collections None None
  • Bibliography
    Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
    Spaer 2000 20–21 None fig. 2 None
VARIA
  • Additional comment
    The weight is attributed to Seleucia because another agoranomos Antiochos is attested in Seleucia in SE 155 = 158/157 BCE or SE 153 = 160/159 BCE or SE 156 = 157/156 BCE.
  • Permalink
  • External link