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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Lysimachia
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Triangle
Length
10.20 cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
550.50 - - Perk 2020 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Lion Relief LEFT Leaping
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2014d : Triangular lead weight. On the obverse there is a lion to left breaking a spear held in its mouth, in relief. Above the lion is an Μ which stands for mna and ΛΥ which stands for the first two letters of the ethnic. The reverse is blank.
Perk 2020a: On the cast lead triangular weight, in relief, the symbol of the city, "THE LION SHATTERING THE SPRING" held by his forelegs facing left and the abbreviation of the city's folk name " ΛΥ" and the lowercase letter "M" appears above it [translation from turkish].
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

Μ
ΛΥ

Edition
Μ(νᾶ) | Λυ(σιμαχέων).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -309 TO -144
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Halûk Perk Museum None HPM13409
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Tekin 2018a 96 9 fig. None
Perk 2020a 669; 672 None fig. 10 None
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