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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Plarasa

Denomination

1/2 Mina

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

5.10 cm

Width

5.10 cm

Height

0.80 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
215.20	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	Yes
215.20	-	-	Tekin 2022	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Double axe / Labrys	Relief

Wear

Corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Tekin 2024: Hemimnaion, Pb 215.2 g, 51x51x8 mm. Inv. no. 705. Lead weight, square in form. On the top is a double axe flanked by Π–Λ(αρασέων). It is a hemimnaion in unit (mna of 430.4 g). The bottom is blank. It may be dated to the late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.

Autopsy

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint

Fac simile

Π Λ

Edition

Π–λ(αρασέων).

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 -225 TO -100

Comments on Chronology

Tekin 2022: These three weights may be dated to the end of the 3rd century BCE or to the first half of the 2nd century BCE first, because they were produced before the combination date in the middle of the 2nd century BCE and, second, they have low mna values.
Tekin 2024: It may be dated to the late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	705

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2022a	113–121	None	fig. 4	None
Tekin 2024a	60	69	fig. 69	None