Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodikeia ad Mare. Weight of 1/32 Mina (Lead, 40x42 mm, 54.71 g), Caesarian Era 176 = 128/9 AD. ETOYC / ςOP TPI/AKOCTO/ΔIN CY/PPOΠO/N. Rev. Blank. CPAI -. Cf. Pondera 3734 (CE 175 = 127/8). Holed for suspension, otherwise, very fine.


The legend on this interesting weight translates as 'Year 176, one thirty-second, standardized'. It is thus a 1/32 of a Mina of 1750 g and dates to CE 176 = 128/9 AD (the Caesarian Era of Laodica starts in 48/7 BC).