Athens

1/8 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

2.50 cm

2.50 cm

1.20 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
63.00	-	Jan. 17, 2008	SK	No	No	No
62.50	-	Sept. 15, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-crescent
Star

Lightly worn

Corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; small strokes and lumps. Small cuts on the sides. More or less straight corners and edges; the square is shrinking to an oblique position (the sides are partly set at a slant). On the obverse, frame and depiction of an half-crescent and, below, a pentagram in relief.

British Museum: "Lead weight; square; star and half crescent in relief."

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type

GREEK

420 - 3th c. BC (Hitzl)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	Nov. 15, 1927	1927,1115.28
Hildburgh Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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Star with 5 rays.
"Donated by: Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh."

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=764566&partId=1&searchText=1927,1115.28&page=1