TWO HELLENISTIC WEIGHTS OF CYZICUS FROM DASCYLIUM

The article deals with two lead weights found during the 1954 campaign of excavations at Dascylium under the direction of Ekrem Akurgal. The first weight measures 48 x 46 x 13 mm and weighs 246.28 g; it is square in form with rounded corners (Fig. 1). On the obverse is a dolphin in relief; there is no inscription. The reverse is plain. It is a hemimnaion. The second weight, also square in form, measures 22 x 22 x 3 mm and weighs 8.93 g with slightly rounded corners (Fig. 2). On the obverse, there is a dolphin too, to right, holding a small fish in its mouth; the dolphin is flanked by the words of KYZI(kηvώv) and HMIΣ(tάxtηpov), all in relief. The reverse of the weight is blank. It is a hemistateron, i.e. half-stater. Both weights belong to Cyzicus and date back to the Hellenistic Period.