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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Lampsacos
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.60 cm
Width
2.50 cm
Height
1.10 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
66.10 - - Tekin 2014 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Winged horse Relief LEFT Leaping Protome
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2014: The [...] weight [...] is square in form too. It measures 26×25×11 mm and weighs 66.1 g. On the obverse there is an Hippalectryon facing left as the previous one. The figure is worn. We cannot be sure of its denomination since there is no denominational mark on the weight. But its mass corresponds to an ogdoon, i.e. one-eighth of a mna (mna of 528.8 g). This weight was acquired in Tekirdağ in 1990s or later.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: Tekirdağ
City
Tekirdağ [Bisanthe / Rhaidestos]
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1999
circumstances
Tekin 2014: This weight was acquired in Tekirdağ in the 1990s or later.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Küçük Collection None RK 004
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
SEG 64 412 1202 None None
Tekin 2014a 155–156 2 fig. 2 None
Tekin 2016a 83–86, 193 9 None None
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