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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority
Mint

Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination

1/32 Mina
Material

Metal: Lead
Manufacture

Cast
Shape

Square
Length

4.00 cm
Width

3.70 cm
Height

- cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
49.00	-	-	Seyrig 1946–48	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear
Corrosion
Handle

No

Suspension hole

No
Recarved mould

No

Recarved weight

No
Intentionally destroyed

No
Archaeological description

Seyrig 1946–48: Poids rectangulaire, au bord inférieur largement échancré en demi-cercle. Bordure en arête. Largeur 40 mm., hauteur 37 mm. Poids 49 g. Τρια|κοττόσ|δυον. Revers lisse.
Autopsy

No

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile
Edition

Τρια|κοττόσ|δυον.
Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Syria: Ţarţūs
Findspot (site)

Baniyas [Balanea / Leukas]
Context

Seyrig 1946–48: From Baniyas region (according to René Mouterde).

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region
City
Date of first acquisition

Nov. 21, 1946
circumstances

Shown by R.F. Mouterde by R.F. Karam on November 21, 1946.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame

FROM 1 TO 100
Comments on Chronology

Seyrig 1946–48, p. 66–67: 1st century CE.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Museum of Beirut	None	None
Karam Collection	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Seyrig 1946–48	59	I.C.18	None	(2e série: poids non-datés)
Seyrig (archives) [Paris]	None	HS 327 II	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

A drawing is available in Seyrig’s archives (HS 327 II).
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