Moesian mint

1 Mina

Lead

Cast

Leaf

6.95 cm

8.79 cm

1.54 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
478.00	-	-	Ferencz 2018	No	No	Yes
460.00	-	-	Ferencz 2018	No	Yes	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Heavily worn

Heavily corroded

Ferencz 2018: Piece discovered accidentally at Ardeu few decades ago. Today it is part of the collections of the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization in Deva (Inv. No 52183). It is a “heart” shape lead weight used for the balance, made of by casting in a mould. The piece was subjected to a restoration process and it is well preserved. At the time of aquisition it weighed 478 g and after cleaning it fell to 460 g. But even in this way, traces that can be seen on the surface of the pond make us assume that initially it could have had a slightly larger mass, maybe around 480–490 g. Such a weight is close to that of the Attic mina, after Solon’s reforms (458,4 g) or the 5th-century Attic mina (480,2 g).

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -100

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization	None	52183

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Ferencz 2018	207–214	None	figs.	None