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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Lysimachia
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.10 cm
Width
3.40 cm
Height
1.45 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
125.50 - - Killen 2016 (autopsy) No No Yes
119.23 - - Tekin 2018 (autopsy) No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Lion Relief RIGHT Leaping Protome
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Killen 2016: Hochrechteckiges Gewicht mit Relief: Löwenprotome n. r., Kopf frontal.
Tekin 2018: Square lead weight. On the obverse there is a lion protome jumping right, in relief. Ethnic is illegible. Beneath, ΤΕ which stands for tetarton. The reverse is blank.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

 

  ΤΕ  Ι

Edition
(Λυσ)ι(μαχέων) τ̣έ(ταρτον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -309 TO -144
Comments on Chronology
Killen 2016: Anfang 3. Jh. – 144 v. Chr.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Bavarian Antiquities Collection (Munich) None 3405
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Killen 2016 135 28 None None
Killen 2017a 199 Lysi IV b 14 None None
Tekin 2018a 114 64 fig. None
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