1 Mina

Lead

Cast

Rectangle

6.40 cm

4.80 cm

1.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
417.00	-	-	Robinson 1941	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Robinson 1941: Rectangular but the edges are considerably damaged and rounded. On the top the letter Μ is rudely scratched, 0.019 m. high, and indicating that this is a μνᾶ or mina. The weight corresponds with that of nos. 2382–2384 and 2386 [Robinson 1941]. In the center of each short side is the end of what appears to be an iron pin or bar, ca. 0.004 m. in diameter. These bars seem to have been set in diagonally so that they emerge again, through swellings in the lead, in the back of the weight. Here the ends may be seen, somewhat smeared over by the lead, respectively 0.016 m. and 0.021 m. from the short edges of the weight. The space between the broken ends is ca. 0.025 m., enough for a small loop-handle. A longitudinal section, showing a restoration, is here shown. a. a. a. a. are the points at which part of the iron handle is visible [Cf. Picture b].

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

M

GREEK

Robinson 1941: Late fifth or fourth century B. C.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Numismatic Museum (Athens) - Olynthos	None	31.658

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Robinson 1941	451–452	2385	CXL	None