Antioch

1/2 Mina

Metal: Lead

Cast

Square

7.40 cm

7.40 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
343.00	-	-	Auction Leu 2020	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Double cornucopia	Relief
Lattice pattern	Relief

Auction Leu 2020: Seleucis and Pieria. Antiochia on the Orontes. Weight of 1/2 Mina (Hemimnaion) (Lead, 74x74 mm, 343.00 g), SE 234 = 79/8 BC. ETOYΣ ΔΛΣ / ΔHMOΣION / HMIMNAI[O]N Two crossed cornucopiae with crown of Isis between. Rev. Latticework design. CPAI -. Cf. Pondera 3566 (SE 211) and 1617 (SE 234, but 1 Mna). Apparently unpublished. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Date, Denomination, Mint

ETOYΣ ΔΛΣ

ΔHMOΣION

HMIMNAION

Ἔτους δλσ´ | δημόσιον | ἡμιμναῖον.

GREEK

FROM -79 TO -78

Seleucid Era 234 (δλσ´) = 79/78 BCE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Antiquities Trade	Oct. 23, 2020	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Leu 2020e	261	1994	fig. 1994	None

Auction Leu 2020: Commercial weights such as this one were produced in cities currently or formerly under Seleukid control, where they were, as indicated by the obverse inscription ΔHMOΣION ('public'), used as official market weights. The weight of 343 g for a Hemimnaion corresponds to a Mina of 150 Attic drachms.