Byzantion

1/4 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

5.00 cm

5.00 cm

0.90 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
110.10	-	Sept. 14, 2017	Autopsy L. Willocx	No	No	No
110.20	-	Jan. 10, 2024	Autopsy Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes
110.42	1704.0	-	The British Museum	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Dolphin	Relief	LEFT

Lightly worn

Corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; hole (hollow) below the dolphin; greyish. Small strokes on the reverse and the sides. Rounded and slightly raised corners; straight sides. On the obverse, frame and depiction of an horizontal dolphin to the left in relief. Inscription in relief above: ΓΙΤ., and below the dolphin: .ΓΑΝ.

British Museum: "Lead weight; square; dolphin in relief; inscribed."

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint, Unidentified

Βυ[ζ](αντίων) | Ε̣ΠΑΜ̣

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -1

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	Jan. 10, 1868	1868,0110.71
Woodhouse Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Murray 1868	None	130	None	None
Soutzo 1884	52	23	None	None
Pernice 1894	122	268	None	None

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