Athens

1/4 Stater

Lead

Cast

Rectangle

4.40 cm

3.80 cm

1.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
181.84	-	-	www.britishmuseum.org	No	No	No
180.80	-	Sept. 11, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Tortoise / Sea turtle

Worn

Lightly corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; rectangular shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings and small strokes. On the obverse, strokes on the tortoise's shell and small horizontal cut. On the reverse, strokes and hollows. Rounded corners and more or less straight edges; the left edge is slightly concave. On the obverse, light frame and depiction of a tortoise to the right with a domed and square-shaped shell. The tortoise's head is a bit pressed against the right edge and the legs are four globes in the angles. Above and below the tortoise, retrograde inscription in relief: [ΔΕ]ΜΟ but the letters above are pressed against the upper edge and not clearly legible.

British Museum: Lead weight with a raised border; representation of a tortoise with Greek inscription "[DE]MO".

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Legal status

[δε]μό(σιον)

GREEK

FROM -420 TO -200

420 - 3th c. BC. (Hitzl)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	None	1842,0728.510
Burgon Collection	None	368

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Madden 1864	257	11	None	None
Murray 1868	68	107
Soutzo 1884	454	75	None	None
Pernice 1894	104	144=145

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