Lysimachia

2 Minas , 1 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

- cm

- cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
475.00	-	-	Tekin 2016a	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Lion	Relief	RIGHT	Leaping

Tekin 2016a: Pb, 475 g. Lion. Λ–[Υ]–Σ–[Ι]. Private coll. Some part is missing on right edge and corners; so its original mass may be over 480 g. The Δ below the belly of lion is not a unit mark but stands for demosion. I thank Mr. S. Kofopoulos who drew my attention to this piece.
Tekin 2018: Square lead weight with rounded corners and concave edges. Top right corner and edge is worn. On the obverse there is a lion jumping right, in relief. On the corners, from top left, Λ-[Υ]-Σ-Ι. Below the belly of the lion, Δ may stand for demosion (state guarantee). The reverse is blank.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Λ     [Υ] 

Σ  Δ  Ι

Λ–υ|σ–ι(μαχέων) δ(ίμνουν).

GREEK

FROM -309 TO -144

Tekin 2014d : The last decade of the 4th century B.C. is the terminus post quem for the earliest Lysimachean weights since the city was founded in about 309 B.C. The deadline for the Lysimachean weights is about mid-2nd century B.C. when Lysimachea was destroyed by the Thracians. But, even though the attacks of the Thracians destroyed the city dramatically, one may think that the city continued its presence for a while; at least the commercial life was not halted entirely. Consequently, it is possible that the Lysimachean weights may have continued to be produced or used in the second half of the 2nd century B.C.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Unidentified Private Collections	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2016a	60–65, 181–184	12	pl. 9/61	None
Tekin 2018a	99	17	figs.	None