1/4 Mina

Lead

Cast

Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)

4.40 cm

4.20 cm

0.80 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
95.00	-	-	Robinson 1941	No	No	Yes
95.10	-	April 20, 2018	L. Delanaye	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Little to no wear

Corroded

Circular lead weight measuring 44x42x8 mm and weighing 95,1 grammes ; little worn and corroded. On the obverse, little hole in the middle ; above, incised T ; under, incised TE. The borders are roughly folded on the reverse ; little notches and bumps.
Robinson 1941: Inv. 31.171. Lead weight. Dm. 0.0425 m.,Circular. The obverse is flat with no border. The reverse has a rough incuse square, ill-defined between a square and a circle. The center is pierced by a hole, over which seems to be scratched the letter T, 0.01 m. high. Below the hole, in deeper-cut lines, ΤΕ, 0.009 m. to 0.01 m. high. This is surely an abbreviation for τέταρτον or τεταρτημόριον or τετάρτε = τετάρτη, one-fourth of a mina, which ought to be 104 to 108 grammes as in nos. 2395–2400 [Robinson 1941], but no. 2398 [Robinson 1941] weighs only 100 grammes. There evidently was much variation or inaccuracy. This one is underweight, but it is somewhat worn and part perhaps has been worn or broken off so that originally the weight may have been one hundred or more grammes.Th. 0.0065 m. to 0.008 m., Weight 95 grammes.0.01 m. high.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Incised

Τ(έταρτον) / Τέ(ταρτον)

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Numismatic Museum (Athens) - Olynthos	None	31.171/ R_2394

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Robinson 1941	456	2394	CXLI	None

Robinson 1941: Th. 0.0065 m. to 0.008 m.