Perinthos

1 Mina , 5 Libras = 5 Litras

Lead

Cast

Square

12.00 cm

12.00 cm

2.00 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
1500.00	-	-	CPAI II	No	No	Yes
1541.00	-	-	Kourouniotis 1897	No	No	No
1580.00	-	-	Seure 1912	No	No	No
1503.00	-	-	Sayar 1998	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

CPAI II : Square in form with raised edges on both sides. Both faces are inscribed. On one side it reads ΜΝΑ ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΑ while on the other side it reads ΠΕΝΤΑΛΙΤΡΟΝ ΔΙΚΕΟΝ. The first inscrption refers that the weight is a mna of Perinthus; the second inscription refers that its denomination is pentalitron (five litrae) and its weight is just or guaranteed as the word dikea refers. We see that two denomination names are cited on the same weight: Mna and pentalitron. So it can be concluded that the Perinthian mna during the Roman Imperial Period was equal to five litrae. There are some missing parts on the rim on one side, so there is some loss of about 100 g in mass.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint, Other

ΜΝΑ
ΠΕΡΙ
ΝΘΙΑ

ΠΕΝΤ
ΑΛΙΤ
ΡΟΝΔΙ
ΚΕΟΝ

Μνᾶ | Περι|νθία. || Πεντ|αλίτ|ρον δί|κεον.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 250

CPAI II : Roman Imperial Period.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Museums Istanbul	Dec. 31, 1902	1541 (M)

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Soutzo 1905	3–9	None	fig. 1–2	None
Seure 1912	91–102	None	fig. 1–2	None
Seure 1913	250, 252	127	fig. 44a–b	None
Sayar 1998	387	248	pl. XLIII/176–177	None
Weiß 2005	409	None	None	None
CPAI II	None	079	pl. 21	None