Lysimachia

1 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

5.50 cm

5.50 cm

1.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
519.00	-	-	Zdrojewska 1982	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Lion	Relief	RIGHT	Leaping

Lightly worn

Corroded

Autoptic examination: Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings. Straight corners; slightly concave edges; sides are set at a slant (bevelled). On the obverse, damaged depiction of a lion jumping to the right in relief. Front view of the head and raised tail. In the corners, letters in relief: ΛΥΣΙ and below the lion in the center: M.
Tekin 2018: Square lead weight. On the obverse there is a lion jumping right with facing head, in relief. On each corner, from top left, Λ-Υ-Σ-Ι. Below the belly of the lion is an Μ which stands for mna. The reverse is blank

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Λ      Υ

Σ  Μ  Ι

 

Λ–υ|σ–ι(μαχέων) μ(νᾶ).

GREEK

FROM -309 TO -144

3rd c. BC

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
National Museum in Warsaw	None	200552

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Zdrojewska 1982	158	None	fig. 2	None
Tekin 2018a	95	7	fig.	None