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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Mina

Material

Lead

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Square

Length

8.30 cm

Width

7.70 cm

Height

1.10 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
476.22	-	-	Tekin 2013d	No	No	Yes

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Wear

Worn

Corrosion

Corroded

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Tekin 2013d: This is a square lead weight in form with slightly concave edges; it measures 83 x 77 x 11 mm and weighs 476.22 g; worn and corroded. On one face, there is one circular illegible countermark at each corner and punched ΜΝ(α) in center. On the other face there are the letters of Μ and Δ incised on the surface but the meaning of them isn’t clear. It is a mna weight.

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INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

Edition

ΜΝ(α)
Μ Δ

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

Tekin 2013d: The find place of the weight is uncertain, that is no records in the inventory books ; but we may assume that they came to the museums from the vicinity of these museums.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK

Time frame

Comments on Chronology

Tekin 2013d: May be dated to the Hellenistic Period.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology	None	4216

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2013d	613;618	1	1a–1b	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Tekin 2013d: We may conclude that it may be originated from Caria, i. e. it was produced and used somewhere in Southwestern of Asia Minor.

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