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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Triangle
Length
12.50 cm
Width
12.00 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
784.00 - - Seyrig 1946–48 No No Yes
745.00 - - Seyrig 1946–48 No Yes No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Palm Relief
Lattice pattern Relief
Mask Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Seyrig 1946–48: Poids triangulaire, à la pointe coiffée d’un disque orné d’une palmette (aujourd’hui déformé). Bordure en arête, avec décor de triangles sur le biseau extérieur. Largeur 125 mm., hauteur 120 mm. Poids 784 g avant nettoyage; 745 g après nettoyage. Masque imberbe au dessus de l’inscription. Ἔτους | θκ´, | Λαοδικέων | τῆς ἱερᾶς || καὶ ἀσύλου | καὶ αὐτονόμου | μνᾶ. Revers couvert d’un décor imbriqué; au milieu, en relief, entre deux palmes, un monogramme.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Date, Denomination, Mint
Fac simile
Edition
Ἔτους | θκ´ | Λαοδικέων | τῆς ἱερᾶς | καὶ ἀσύλου | καὶ αὐτονόμου | μνᾶ || {monogramma}
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Syria: Ḩalab
City
Aleppo [Beroia]
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
Acquired in Aleppo.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM -54 TO -19
Comments on Chronology
Seyrig 1946–48: Year 29 of the Freedom of Laodicea = 54/53 or 53/52 BCE (cf. Seyrig 1950a, p. 26–32); Gatier and Olivier 2015: Year 29 of the Caesarian Era = 20/19 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Museum of Damascus None 8863
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Seyrig 1946–48 53 I.C.3 pl. V/3 (1re série: poids datés)
Abdul-Hak and Abdul-Hak 1951 147 15 pl. LV/2 None
IGLS IV 32 1271c None None
Finkielsztejn 2014a 73 35 None None
Gatier and Olivier 2015a 255–261 None fig. 4–5 None
VARIA
Additional comment
Same mould as the weight BnF, no. 2014.83 (cf. Gatier and Olivier 2015), see https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/3616/.
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