1/6 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

3.70 cm

3.60 cm

1.00 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
80.80	-	-	Tekin 2013b	No	No	Yes
80.80	-	April 16, 2018	L. Delanaye	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Lion	Relief	LEFT

Little to no wear

Little to no corrosion

Square bronze weight measuring 37x36x7 mm and weighing 80,8 grammes ; slightly rounded corners ; little worn and corroded. On the obverse, lion (to the left) with raised right paw ; engraved KYZI under the plateform. The lion and the plateform are in relief. Three small notches on the upper right. The reverse is flat and blank ; small notch on the upper left. Small bump on the inferior left of the left side. Height without relief: 0,7 cm.
Tekin 2013b: This almost square weight of bronze (brass appearance or with high copper content) measures 36 x 35 x 7 mm and weighs 80.8 g; patinated. On the obverse is a male lion in relief advancing left on ground; raised his right leg. Below the ground (rahter a platform in relief) reads KYZI which stands for Κυζικηνῶν. The legend engraved on surface is not so deep. Although there is no indication for its denomination its mass corresponds to hektemorion, i.e. one sixth of a mna (mna of 485.28 g). The reverse and profile edges of the weight are blank.

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Incised

Κυζι(κηνῶν)

GREEK

Tekin 2013b: May be dated to the 4th-1st centuries B.C. But we have to consider that some weights of Cyzicus may be dated to the Roman Imperial Period, at least to the A.D. 1st century.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Mordtmann Collection	None	None
Numismatic Museum (Athens)	None	SM 168

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2013b	170–171	20	20	None
Tekin 2016a	74;188	39	pl. 14/fig. 103	None

Mint: Cyzicus ? (Tekin 2013b).
It is probably a fake weight.