Athens

1/4 Stater

Lead

Cast

Square

4.40 cm

4.90 cm

1.55 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Tortoise / Sea turtle

Lightly worn

Lightly corroded

BnF: Poids. Plomb. L. 4,6 cm ; l. 4 cm ; ép. 1,8 cm; Poids: 221,25 gr. T-E-T-A. Une tortue.
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: big stroke on the left edge onthe obverse, smaller ones on the tortoise' head, on the left front leg, on the rim around the shell on the right and on the frame; light horizontal cuts on the tortoise's shell; small line in relief on the left of the tortoise'head; on the reverse, thin cuts and bigger ones on the lower right, strokes on the edges and on the lower left corner; large groove on the right side. Very slightly rounded and slightly raised corners; straight edges and sides; the edges are bevelled (set at a slant) on the reverse. On the obverse, little frame and depiction of a tortoise in relief. There are dots on the tortoise's shell and a rim around it, four large dots for its legs and a bigger one for its head. There is a little line on the tortoise's legs that separates them in two. On the corners, letters in relief: T E T A. (Height without relief: 0.9 cm).

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
	Relief	Denomination

Τετα(ρτημόριον)

GREEK

FROM -500 TO -27

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris)	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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Récolement 2017: n. 68