Alexandria Troas

1/2 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

4.70 cm

4.70 cm

1.20 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
209.80	-	-	Tekin 2019	No	No	No
209.70	-	-	Autopsy Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes
210.00	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Horse	Relief	RIGHT	Grazing
Wheat berry	Relief

Tekin 2019: Lead balance weight, Alexandria Troas, Hellenistic period. Depicted with a grazing horse, AΛE / H. Half-mna, 209.8 g, 46×46×9 mm. İzak Eskinazi Collection.
Tekin 2024: Hemimnaion, Pb 210 g, 46x46x9 mm. Inv. no. 624. Lead weight, square in form with slightly rounded corners. On the top is a grazing horse r.; above, ΑΛΕ(ξανδρέων); below, under the ground line, H(μιμναῖον); corn grain between legs. All are in relief. It is a hemimnaion in unit (mna of 420 g). The bottom is blank. It may be dated to the Early Hellenistic period.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Ἀλε(ξανδρέων) | ἡ(μιμναῖον).

GREEK

FROM -301 TO -1

The weights of Alexandria Troas are dated between 301 and 12 BCE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	624

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2019	72	61	fig.	None
Tekin 2024a	52	38	fig. 38	None

Same mould as https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13183/ ?