Corinth

1/4 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Triangle

4.50 cm

- cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
127.15	-	-	Davidson 1952	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2016a: The fourth weight was uncovered within a Hellenistic context in the South Stoa; it is triangular and weighs 127,15 g; it is marked with ΤΕ(ταρτον) ligature in relief indicating quarter-mna (Fig. 23). [It is] dated to the fourth century or Hellenistic period.
Davidson 1952: This unusual shape [triangle] is found in another bronze weight (MF 8390) discovered in Hellenistic context in the South Stoa (in the fall of 1938), hence not included in the catalogue). This weight (Plate 147,d), a perfect isoceles triangle (height, 0,045 m) with a hole pierced through the sides of one angle (the bottom in the photograph), bears in relief the inscription F or Ⅎ. On the reverse is lightly scratched a Φ. It weighs 127,15 grams, a weight which does not seem to fit any known standard. The relation between the two triangular weights is almost exactly 3:5. Possibly the discovery of more material will clarify the problem. Other weights from Corinth are listed by Pernice but of these only one is inscribed with significant letters and that is apparently from Sikyon.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination

Τε(ταρτεμόριον) vel Τέ(ταρτον).

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -200

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth	None	MF 8390

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Davidson 1952	204–205	None	pl. 147d	None
Tekin 2016a	47, 49	None	pl. 4, fig. 23	None