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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
North Syrian mint
Denomination
1 Mina , 126 Drachmas (?)
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
7.40 cm
Width
7.40 cm
Height
1.10 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
515.00 - - BnF No No Yes
509.60 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wheel
Anchor
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Poids quadrangulaire. Une des faces est décorée d’une roue au centre et d’une ancre en dessous. Au-dessus et à gauche, des inscriptions. Revers lisse. Tranche en biseau.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895, handwritten note: Poids quadrangulaire. Mine de plomb. Une des faces est décorée d’une roue au centre et d’une ancre en dessous. Au dessus et à gauche, des inscriptions: MNA et PKC (= 126). Revers lisse 515 gr. M4989.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Date, Denomination
Fac simile

ΜΝΑ | ΡΚϚ

Edition
Μνᾶ | ρκϛ´.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1902
circumstances
Acquired from Mr. Hambar.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -187 TO -186
Comments on Chronology
S.E. 126 = 187/186 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1902 Bronze 2261a (ex M 4989)
Hambar Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 690 2261a None (handwritten note in the BnF copy available on http://gallica.bnf.fr/)
VARIA
Additional comment
Does the number "126" refer to the date (Seleucid Era) or to the denomnation (126 drachmas)?
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