North Syrian mint

1/8 Mina

Metal: Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

4.20 cm

4.10 cm

1.15 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
75.60	-	Sept. 15, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	No
75.60	-	Aug. 21, 2019	Measurement done by D. Delvigne et T. Leblanc	No	No	No
75.56	1166.0	-	www.britishmuseum.org	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Bull / Cow / Calf	Relief	RIGHT			Head
Four-rayed star	Relief
Frame	Relief

Lightly worn

Lightly corroded

Autoptic examination:
Bronze weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: little chippings, small strokes and slight corrosion on and around the reliefs. Straight corners and edges. On the obverse, high double frame and depiction of a profile bull's head to the right in high relief. Above the bucranium, letters in relief: ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΝ, and below: ΟΓΔΟΟΝ. On the reverse, thin frame and a globe with four rays in the diagonals in relief. The upper right corner is lightly damaged.

British Museum: Square bronze weight with a bull's head and Greek inscription on one side ("municipal eighth"), and a globe with rays on the other.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΝ

ΟΓΔΟΟΝ

δημόσιον | ὄγδοον

GREEK

FROM -333 TO -100

terminus post quem: the conquest of Alexander the Great

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	Dec. 31, 1824	1824,0477.1
Knight Collection	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Schillbach 1865	204–205	70	pl. XIV/70	None
Walters 1899		3004

Phocian? Seleucid? Similar to 1/8 Mina weights from a North Syrian mint.

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