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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Chios
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.70 cm
Width
2.70 cm
Height
1.05 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
69.80 - - Killen 2017 (autopsy) No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Sphinx Relief LEFT Seated
Amphora Relief LEFT Lying
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Killen 2017: Quadratisches Gewicht mit Relief: Sphinx, hockend n. l., auf liegender Spitzamphora. Inschr.: ΟΓΔ(οον) | ΜΝΑ(ς?). Maße: 2,7 × 2,7 × 1,05 – 69,8 g. Einheit: Ogdoon. Mat.: Blei. Dat.: 1. Jh. v. Chr. (Verf.).
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination
Fac simile

ΟΓΔ
ΜΝΑ

Edition
Ὄγδ(οον) | μνᾶ(ς?).
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Chios
Findspot (site)
Chios
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Bavarian Antiquities Collection (Munich) None 3656
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Killen 2017a 250 Chi I b 7 None None
VARIA
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