Athens

1/12 Stater

Lead

Cast

Square

2.80 cm

2.80 cm

1.20 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
67.70	-	Sept. 11, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes
69.94	1079.3	-	www.britishmuseum.org	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-tortoise	Relief	UP

Lightly worn

Lightly corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings and small strokes; light cuts on the left side. On the reverse, important stroke and hollow in the center. Rounded, raised and folded corners; straight edges. On the obverse, light frame and depiction of an half-tortoise to the right in relief with a large and high shell. The head and legs are a bit pressed.

British Museum: Lead weight; representation of a tortoise.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type

GREEK

FROM -550 TO -420

2nd half of the 6th c. - 420 BC (Hitzl)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	July 28, 1842	1842,0728.512
Burgon Collection	None	379

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Madden 1864	257	22	None	None
Murray 1868	69	121
Pernice 1894	115	225=226

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