Pondera

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Abydos

Denomination

1/2 Mina

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

4.90 cm

Width

4.60 cm

Height

1.50 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
235.20	-	-	Tekin 2016a, 2019	No	No	No
234.90	-	April 15, 2024	Autopsy Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Eagle	Relief	LEFT	Standing

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Tekin 2019: Lead balance weight, Abydos. Hellenistic period. Depicted with eagle, on the top right, HΜΙ. Half-mna, 235.2 g, 45×48×11 mm. İzak Eskinazi Collection.
Auction Pecunem 2015: Antiquities. ROMAN EMPIRE. Weight. Lead. 48 x 45 mm.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Fac simile

ΗΜΙ

Edition

Ἡμι(μναῖον).

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

April 5, 2015

circumstances

Antiquities trade.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -400 TO -1

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	April 5, 2015	520
Antiquities Trade	None	None

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Auction Pecunem 2015	None	709	None	None
Tekin 2016a	87–88, 194	3	pl. 20/155	None
Tekin 2019	71	55	fig.	None