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  • 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 / 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
West Asian mint
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
3.20 cm
Width
3.00 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
110.25 - - CPAI III/1 No No No
110.30 - April 4, 2023 Thomas Leblanc No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/1: Square in form with slightly raised edges; incisions on obverse; worn and corroded. On the obverse, TE(ταρτον) in relief. The reverse is blank. It is a tetarton, i.e. one-fourth of a mna (mna of 441 g).
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

TE

Edition
Tέ(ταρτον).
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 -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/1: Hellenistic to Roman Imperial Period.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 2340
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 216 pl. 54 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.
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