Pondera

Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc
Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc
Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc
Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc
Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum
Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Cyme

Denomination

1/4 Mina

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

4.60 cm

Width

4.60 cm

Height

1.10 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
119.80	-	-	CPAI III/1	No	No	No
119.80	-	April 4, 2023	Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Worn

Corrosion

Corroded

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

CPAI III/1 : Square in form with ring handle on top; worn and corroded. On the obverse, Κ-Υ(μαίων) in relief at each side of the handle. The reverse is blank. Its mass corresponds to a tetarton, i.e. one-fourth of a mna (mna of 479.2 g). Attribution to Cyme confirmated by its place of discovery.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint

Fac simile

Κ Υ

Edition

Κυ(μαίων).

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Turkey: İzmir

Findspot (site)

Menemen

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

Dec. 31, 2007

circumstances

CPAI III/1 : Acquired in 2007. Find place : Menemen.

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

FROM -400 TO -1

Comments on Chronology

CPAI III/1 : Hellenistic.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	Jan. 1, 2007	PMA 2636

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	039	pl. 12	None
Tekin 2016a	101–104, 199–200	10	None	None