1/4 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

5.20 cm

5.00 cm

0.60 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
109.30	-	-	Tekin 2019	Yes	No	No
109.30	-	April 15, 2024	Autopsy Thomas Leblanc	Yes	No	Yes
109.40	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2019: Bronze balance weight, Ionia. 4th century BCE, Inscribed with “ATTΙKH TETA”, Athenian weight standar[d]. Tetarton 109.3 g, 50x52x4 mm. İzak Eskinazi Collection.
Tekin 2024: Tetarton, AE 109.4 g, 50x52x4 mm. Inv. no. 444. Bronze weight, square in form with concave edges. On the top, ATTIKH above and TETA(ρτη) below; in relief. The emphasis on being in the Attic standard suggests that the use of this weight would be outside Attica; most probably in a polis in western Anatolia. The bottom is blank but some small chippings on the left edge, bottom left corner and a small hollow on the reverse caused perhaps by an air bulb during the casting. It is a tetarton in unit (mna of 437.6 g). This weight is important since it states that the unit on it (tetarton) is in Attic standard. And since its mna value is low, it may be dated to the 4th century BC or early Hellenistic Period.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Standard

Ἀττικὴ | τετά(ρτη).

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -100

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	444

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2019	67	43	fig. 43	None
Tekin 2024a	64	81	fig. 81	None