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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Denomination
1/32 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Triangle
Length
4.20 cm
Width
6.10 cm
Height
0.80 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
44.60 - - BnF No No No
45.00 - - Seyrig 1946–48 No No No
44.70 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Star
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
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 étoile, à la base échancrée en demi-cercle. Larg. 43 mm., haut. 57 mm. Poids 45 g. Τριακο|στόδ(ιν). Revers lisse: ΔΕ.
BnF: Poids phénicien triangulaire. Laodicée. Plomb. L. 5,7 cm; l. 4,3 cm; ép. 0,45cm; Poids: 44,6 gr. TPIAK˹O˺ TO/Δ. Le sommet du triangle se termine en globule; la base est échancrée en croissant. La pointe est coiffée d'un disque orné d'une étoile à huit branches; base échancrée en demi-cercle; sur la face, ΔE. Trouvé en Phénicie. Légende: Droit: selon H. Seyrig (1949, p. 60, n° 19): ΤΡΙΑΚΟ ΣΤΟΔ(ΙΝ).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Denomination
Fac simile
Edition
Τριακο|στόδ(ιν) || Δ(μόσιον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Syria: Ţarţūs
Findspot (site)
Tartus, Tartous, Ṭarṭūs [Antarados / Constantia]
context
Found in Phoenicia, maybe in Tartus.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Jan. 5, 1870
circumstances
Donated by Waddington on January 5, 1870.
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 Library of France (Paris) None Bronze 2257 (ex reg. F 1829)
Waddington Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Le Bas and Waddington 1847–77 I, 624; II, 630 2722 None None
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 689 2257 None None
Viedebantt 1922 11, 21 84 None None
Seyrig 1946–48 60 I.C.19 None (2e série: poids non-datés)
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