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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1/2 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
8.30 cm
Width
8.30 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
234.00 - - Auction Leu 2020, 2022, 2023 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Pig / Boar / Sow Relief RIGHT Leaping Protome
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Auction Leu 2020: Levantine region, uncertain. Circa 250-100 BC. Weight of 1 Hemimnaion (Lead, 83 mm, 234.00 g). K...ON...M...ON. Forepart of a boar emerging to right within round incuse. Unpublished. Holed twice for suspension, but with the inner hole plugged in antiquity, otherwise, very fine.
Auction Leu 2022, 2023: Levantine region, uncertain. Uncertain. Circa 250-100 BC. Weight of 1 Hemimnaion (Lead, 83 mm, 234.00 g). K...ON...M...ON. Forepart of a boar emerging to right within round incuse. Rev. Blank. Pondera 13352 (this piece). Holed twice for suspension, but with the inner hole plugged in antiquity, otherwise, very fine.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Illegible
Fac simile

K . . . ON . . . M . . . ON

Edition
K . . . ON . . . M . . . ON
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Oct. 23, 2020
circumstances
Antiquities trade. Auction Leu 2023: From a Swiss collection of ancient weights, ex Leu 7, 24-25 October 2020, 2000.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -250 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Private Collection #20230712, Switzerland Feb. 28, 2022 None
Hadad Collection July 12, 2023 WHW 39
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Leu 2020c 265 2000 fig. 2000 None
Auction Leu 2022a None 3409 fig. None
Auction Leu 2023b None 5783 fig. None
VARIA
Additional comment
Auction Leu 2020, 2022, 2023: It is unfortunate that the inscription in the outer circle of this very unusual weight is almost entirely illegible, as it might have provided some insight as to under whose authority it was produced.
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