Lysimachia

1/2 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

4.70 cm

4.80 cm

1.10 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
246.43	-	-	Tekin 2014b	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Lion	Relief	RIGHT	Leaping		Protome
Caduceus	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck			Five

Tekin 2014b: This lead weight square in form measures 47 x 48 x 11 mm and weighs 246.43 g. On the face is the protome of lion to right and the letters Λ – Υ – Σ – Ι, each placed in a corner and hardly discernible except lambda. At below, between sigma and iota, there is an obscure eta, i.e. H which stands for hemi and indicates that the denomination of the weight is a hemimna (mna of 492.86 g). While there are two caduceus countermarks on the face there are three on the bottom, two of which are caduceus and one is illegible. The weight is pierced in two places, one in centre and one at bottom left corner. Its mass corresponds to a hemimna; thus, one may conclude that the Lysimachean mna was about 500 g at that time. In the auction catalogues there are similar weights.
Tekin 2018: Square lead weight with rounded corners. On the obverse there is a lion protome jumping right, in relief. On the corners, from top left, Λ-[Υ-Σ-Ι]. Below the belly of the lion is an Η which stands for hemimnaion. The reverse is blank. Pierced in center. On the obverse, there are two countermarks with caduceus and on the reverse, three.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Λ      Υ

Σ  Η̣  Ι

Λ–υ|σ–ι(μαχέων) ἡ̣(μιμναῖον).

GREEK

FROM -309 TO -144

Tekin 2014b: The weight may be dated to from the late fourth to the mid-second century BC.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum	Dec. 31, 1985	5268

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2014b	376, 378	4	fig. 4	None
Tekin 2014d	149	None	pl. H	None
Tekin 2016a	60–65, 181–184	18	None	None
Tekin 2018a	103	30	fig.	None