Physkos

1/2 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Rectangle

6.30 cm

4.30 cm

2.00 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
304.91	-	-	Pernice 1894	No	No	No
305.00	-	-	Archaeological Society (inventory book)	No	No	No
305.00	-	-	Tekin 2016	No	No	Yes
305.00	-	April 24, 2018	L. Delanaye	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Fish	Relief	LEFT

Little to no wear

Corroded

Rectangle lead weight  measuring 63x44x16 mm and weighing 305 grammes ; rounded edges ;  little worn and corroded. On the obverse, inscription ΦΥΣ|Η|ΚΕΩΝ ; in the middle, fish (to the left) ; notch between the H and the N. The reverse is flat and blank. Height without relief: 1,6 cm.
Pernice 1894: Rechteckiges Bronzestück. Oben in Relief ein Fisch, darauf punktiert /X. Über, rechts und unter dem Fisch Inschrift ΦΥΣ|Η|ΚΕΩΝ, d.h. Φυσκέων ἑκατόν. Unten ein wenig abgenutzt, sonst sehr gut erhalten. Gewicht 304,91 gr.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Dotted	Unidentified
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Φυσ|κέων | ἡ(μιμναῖον).

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -100

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Society of Athens	Aug. 31, 1885	Br. 1105
Numismatic Museum (Athens)	Dec. 31, 1912	1911–1912, ΛΘ´, 337
National Archaeological Museum (Athens)	None	8454

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Pernice 1894	189–190	751	None	None
Tekin 2016a	126–127, 210	1	pl. 36/284	None

Tekin 2016: Pb/AE.
Pernice 1894 and Tekin 2016: Η stands for ἑκατόν, i.e. 100 drachmas.