Athens

1/8 Stater

Lead

Cast

Square

3.80 cm

3.80 cm

0.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
107.60	-	May 16, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes
110.89	-	-	Zdrojewska 1987	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-tortoise	Relief
Rosette	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck
Double-bodied owl	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck

Heavily worn

Heavily corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: many vertical and horizontal cuts, chippings, grooves and littles holes on the reverse; some cuts and hollows on the obverse; silver. Rounded corners (two upper corners folded); straight edges. On the obverse, light frame and depiction of a large half-tortoise in relief. In the corners, letters erased in relief: ΔΗΜΟ (?) barely legible. Two stamps: one circular on the right of the tortoise's head with a rosette in relief; another one square on the tortoise's body with two owls (?) barely legible. The reverse is plain. Standard 105.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint

[Δη]μό̣(σιον)

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -200

4th-3rd c. BC

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Königsberg Museum	None	None
National Museum in Warsaw	None	199066

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Zdrojewska 1977	86	None	15	None
Zdrojewska 1983	101	None	4	None
Zdrojewska 1987	258	None	19	None