Lysimachia

1/2 Mina

Lead

Cast

Square

4.90 cm

4.80 cm

0.90 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Lion	Relief	RIGHT	Leaping		Protome

Worn

Tekin 2014d: A lead weight, square in form with rounded corners, measuring 49x48x9 mm and weighing 227.3 g. On the obverse is a lion protome, jumping right, head turned back?; the back part of the animal is worn so it is difficult to be sure whether it is a protome or a full figure but hemimnaion weights generally bear protomes; all in relief. The letters at the corners are not visible except the lambda on the top left corner: Λ–[Υ–Σ–Ι]. The denominational mark which might be placed below the belly of the lion is not visible or no mark. Its mass corresponds to a hemimnaion (mna of 454.6 g).
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]. The unit mark beneath is illegible or no unit mark. The reverse is blank.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint

Λ–[υ|σ–ι](μαχέων).

GREEK

FROM -309 TO -144

Tekin 2014d : The last decade of the 4th century B.C. is the terminus post quem for the earliest Lysimachean weights since the city was founded in about 309 B.C. The deadline for the Lysimachean weights is about mid-2nd century B.C. when Lysimachea was destroyed by the Thracians. But, even though the attacks of the Thracians destroyed the city dramatically, one may think that the city continued its presence for a while; at least the commercial life was not halted entirely. Consequently, it is possible that the Lysimachean weights may have continued to be produced or used in the second half of the 2nd century B.C.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Tekirdağ Museum	Dec. 31, 2013	16 (tentative)

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2014d	146–148	9	9	None
Tekin 2016a	60–65, 181–184	22	None	None
Tekin 2018a	104	35	fig.	None