Is there such a thing as a "dual measure"?

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Let $V$ be a finite dimensional real vector space with a (finite) measure $\mu$ on it.

Can one define $\mu^*$ on the dual space $V^*$ such that

  1. $\mu^{**} = \mu$
  2. The construction doesn't depend on a choice of basis

I realize this may not uniquely characterize what $\mu^*$ does, but is there a common construction?

I know there are ways to do this for functions.

If $f: V \to \mathbb{R}$ is convex (+ conditions), there's the Fenchel conjugate:

$$f^*(w) = \sup_v \{w(v) - f(v)\} $$

Or if we take $\mu$ to be the Lebesgue measure and $f$ is $L^1$ (+ conditions)

$f^*(w) = \frac{1}{(2 \pi)^{n/2}}\int f(v) e^{- i w(v)} \mathrm{d} \mu(v)$