Athens

1/8 Mina

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Square

3.30 cm

3.05 cm

0.95 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
60.55	-	-	MRHA Brussels	Yes	No	No
60.60	-	Feb. 18, 2019	Autopsy Louise Willocx	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Half-crescent	Relief			Half
Owl	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck
Olive Branch	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck			Two

Lightly worn

Little to no corrosion

Autoptic examination: Bronze weight, square shape. Signs of wear and corrosion: chippings; light strokes on the crescent, on the lower right corner and on the sides; the lower side is drilled with a clip folded on the reverse; grey bumps around the clip; the lower side is cut, net tranche with striations; light hollows and horizontal cuts. Very slightly rounded corners; straight edges and sides; the reverse is plane. On the obverse, depiction of a half-crescent in relief. On the four corners, letters in relief: ΔΗΜΟ. On the right of the crescent, round countermark with an owl in relief. On the right of the owl, letters in relief: ΑΘΕ? [On the crescent, another countermark with the letter A in relief (uncertain)]

Yes

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Mint

Δ–Η

Μ–Ο

Countermark: ΑΘΕ

Δημό(σιον).
Countermark: Ἀθ(ναίν)

GREEK

FROM -350 TO -50

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Royal Museums of Art and History (Brussels)	Dec. 31, 1863	A 810 = R 2409
Van Boekel Collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Juste 1867²	None	M 37	None	None

This weight is sawed, and it has a modern handling system.

https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2048001/Athena_Plus_ProvidedCHO_KIK_IRPA__Brussels__Belgium__AP_10350009.html , http://balat.kikirpa.be/object/20040882