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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Cyzicos
Denomination
1/2 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
- cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
253.00 - - Auction Concordia 2023a No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Fish Relief LEFT
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Auction Concordia 2023a: PB Mysia, Cyzicus. Hemimnaion weight (1st century BC-2nd century AD) Square in form, rounded corners. On the face, a tunny; above, [K]YZI; below, HMI. Cf. O. Tekin, Balance Weights in the Aegean World, Istanbul 2016, p. 72, no. 115. Weight: 253 g. Diameter: 72.5 mm.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

[K]YZI

ΗΜΙ

Edition
(Κ)υζι(κηνῶν) | Ἡμι(μναῖον).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -334 TO -27
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Antiquities Trade Jan. 7, 2023 None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction Concordia 2023a None 984 None None