Athens

1/6 Stater

Lead

Cast

Square

4.20 cm

4.30 cm

1.30 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
141.70	-	Sept. 11, 2017	Measurement done by L. Willocx	No	No	Yes
143.08	2208.0	-	www.britishmuseum.org	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-amphora	Relief	UP

Lightly worn

Corroded

Autoptic examination:
Lead weight; square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; flaking, light lumps and hollows on the reverse. On the obverse, below the half-amphora, a 2-3 mm diameter hole. Rounded and slightly raised corners; straight edges. On the obverse, frame and depiction of an half-amphora (Panathenaic type III) in relief. In the corners, retrograde inscription in relief: ΔΗΜΟ.

British Museum: Lead weight; representation of half an amphora with Greek inscription "DHMO".

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Legal status

Δ–η–μ–ό(σιον)

GREEK

FROM -420 TO -200

420 - 3th c. BC (Hitzl)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	July 28, 1842	1842,0728.515
Burgon Collection	None	369

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Madden 1864	257	12	None	None
Murray 1868	68	96
Soutzo 1884	18	50	None	None
Pernice 1894	94	70=71

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