Athens

1/6 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

3.20 cm

3.20 cm

0.95 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
67.80	-	Jan. 18, 2019	Autopsy Louise Willocx	No	No	Yes
71.00	-	-	BnF	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Crescent

Little to no wear

Lightly corroded

Froehner: Poids carré de bronze, athénien. H et L 30 mill. Croissant s'ouvrant vers le bas OM󰄰Δ. Autre exemplaire. Athènes, 1911.
BnF: Poids carré athénien. Bronze. H: 3cm; L: 3 cm; ép. 0,96 cm; Poids: 71 gr. ΔΕΜΟ (rétrograde). Croissant, les pointes en bas.
Autoptic examination: Bronze weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; light bumps and hollows; greenish; light relief on the upper left corner?; light vertical cuts (striations) on the right on the reverse; stroke on the left side. Straight corners, edges and sides. On the obverse, depiction of a crescent in relief. Below the crescent, letters in relief: Δ E M Ο (retrograde). (Height without relief: 0.9 cm).

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
	Relief	Mint

Δεμό(σιον)

GREEK

FROM -500 TO -27

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Froehner Collection	Dec. 31, 1911	None
National Library of France (Paris)	Dec. 31, 1925	Froehner V. 12.1.27 15

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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See Froehner, Registre VII, p. 614b.
On the label: "suspect".