Athens

1/8 Stater

Lead

Cast

Square

3.81 cm

3.90 cm

1.20 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
107.34	-	-	None	No	No	No
106.80	-	Sept. 12, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-tortoise

Worn

Corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings and small strokes; small horizontal cut under the tortoise; whitish. On the reverse, hollow in the center, small hole and cuts; little lump on the upper edge. Big groove on the upper side. Slightly rounded and slightly raised corners; straight edges. On the obverse, depiction of an half-tortoise in relief. Little dots on the tortoise's shell and circular edge around the shell(?). The head are important and the legs are curved. In the corners, letters in relief: ΔΗΜΟ.

British Museum: Lead weight; embossed figure of half of a tortoise; Greek letter in each corner [possibly "DHMO"].

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type

Δημό(σιον)

GREEK

403 - 2th c. BC (Hitzl)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	July 20, 1865	1865,0720.114

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Murray 1868	69	118	None	None
Soutzo 1884	55	104	None	None
Pernice 1894	111	114	None	193? 194?

"Purchased from Charles Merlin"

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