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Copyright credit: Deonna 1938
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Alexandria Troas
Denomination
2 Minas
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
9.40 cm
Width
9.30 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838.60 | - | July 17, 2025 | Autopsy Thomas Leblanc | No | No | Yes |
| 825.00 | - | - | Seyrig archives (HS 331) | No | No | No |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyre / Cithara | Relief | ||||
| Bow | Relief |
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Deonna 1938: Plaquettes carrées en plomb. Avec motif en relief. B 608-7821. Au Nord-Ouest de l’oikos de Dionysos. Cithare, arc; sur les deux côtés verticaux, la légende ΑΛΕΞΑΝ en bas les lettres ΜΜ ou ΜΝΑ [ligature]. Dim. 0,099m-0,099m; épais. 0,01m.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Relief | Denomination, Mint |
Fac simile
Α Λ
Ε Ξ
Α Ν
ΜΜ
Edition
Ἀ–λ|ε–ξ|α–ν(δρέων) | ΜΜ.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Cyclades
Findspot (site)
Delos
context
Deonna 1938: Au Nord-Ouest de l’oikos de Dionysos.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM
-301
TO
-1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Museum of Delos | None | Β 608 | 7821 |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonna 1938 | 147–148 | 68b / Β 608–7821 | pl. 54/423 | (attribution to Alexandria Troas) |
| Seyrig (archives) | None | HS 331 | None | None |
| Killen 2017a | 183 | Del b 1 | pl. 10/10 | (attribution to Delos) |
VARIA
Additional comment
Deonna 1938: Ce poids, comme l'indique la légende, provient d’Alexandrie en Troade, dont les monnaies ont comme emblèmes la cithare et Apollon tenant l’arc. On connaît aussi des poids de cette ville avec le cheval paissant, autre emblème monétaire. Les lettres sont l’indication de MNA, mine.
Simone Killen: Alexandreia Troas normally has a grazing horse on its weights. The city could have a second parasemon, that´s possible. But the form of the ethnicon ΑΛΕΞΑΝ is only attested on the very first coin series of this city, but there is no cithara on the coins. I thought that the weight found on Delos is from Delos: the cithara could belong to Apollo as main deity of this island. But I never checked if we have any agoranomos or comparable magistrate called Alexandros at Delos.
Oğuz Tekin (2016a, p. 123) attributes the weight #13231 to Alabanda.
For similar weights, see: https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/11465/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13231/
Simone Killen: Alexandreia Troas normally has a grazing horse on its weights. The city could have a second parasemon, that´s possible. But the form of the ethnicon ΑΛΕΞΑΝ is only attested on the very first coin series of this city, but there is no cithara on the coins. I thought that the weight found on Delos is from Delos: the cithara could belong to Apollo as main deity of this island. But I never checked if we have any agoranomos or comparable magistrate called Alexandros at Delos.
Oğuz Tekin (2016a, p. 123) attributes the weight #13231 to Alabanda.
For similar weights, see: https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/11465/, https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13231/
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