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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Athens
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
5.70 cm
Width
5.50 cm
Height
1.80 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
472.40 - Jan. 16, 2019 Autopsy Charles Doyen No No Yes
474.50 - - BnF + Froehner No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Dolphin
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Froehner: Poids carré en plomb, tv. À Athènes. H et L 0,053 à 0,054. A Dauphin à gauche la tête en bas W 󰆐 μνᾶ. Poids de 474 gr 5 décigr. C'est un des plus lourds que l'on connaisse.
BnF: Poids athénien carré. Plomb. L. 5,5 cm ; l. 5,5 cm ; Poids: 474,5 gr. Ep. 1,55 cm (1,85 cm avec le relief). M-[N]-A. Un dauphin. Trouvé à Athènes.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; strokes on the corners, especially on the dolphin's beak on the lower left corner; bumps on the upper left and on the lower right corners; vertical cuts on the right between the letters M and N; on the reverse, hole on the upper edge, vertical bumps on the left edge and on the lower left corner, groove on the upper left edge; grooves and strokes on the lower and right sides; long horizontal cut on the upper, left and right sides; little vertical cuts on the left side. Bevelled corners; straight edges and sides. On the obverse, depiction of a dolphin towards the lower left in relief. The dolphin has a triangular dorsal and a flattened ventral fin. Its beak is pointing to the lower left corner and its tail is touching the upper right edge. Around the dolphin, letters in relief: MNA (retrograde). (Height without relief: 1.5 cm).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Relief Denomination
Fac simile

MNA

Edition
Mνᾶ
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Greece: Attica
City
Athens [Athenae]
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1925
circumstances
Found in Athens. Bequeathed to the BnF by Froehner in 1925.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -500 TO -27
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1925 Froehner 935
Froehner Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
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VARIA
Additional comment
See Froehner, Registre VIII, p. 123.
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