Olbia

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Rectangle

2.80 cm

2.60 cm

0.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
31.04	-	-	Krapivina 2003	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Eagle	Relief	LEFT	Standing	One
Dolphin	Relief	LEFT	Lying	One

Krapivina 2003: Private collection. The weight has been cleaned; the state of preservation is rather poor. The shape is rectangular with slightly pronounced corners; dimensions: 2.5-2.8 × 2.1-2.6 × 0.5 cm; weight 31.04 g. On the right side of the obverse are two parallel incisions cut through a representation of an eagle on a dolphin – the emblem of Olbia. Below this the inscription ΟΛΒΙΟ is discernible; this image is similar to that on the reverse of silver coins with Demeter from the 4th century BC. The weight of our specimen corresponds to eight drachms of the Euboic-Attic system of standard 100.
Killen 2017: Rechteckiges Gewicht mit Relief: Adler schlägt Delphin n. l., vertikale Einkerbungen l.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Mint

Ὀλ̣βιο(πολειτῶν).

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -100

Killen 2017: 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Krapivina).

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Private collection	None	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Krapivina 2003	121	11	fig. 4	None
Killen 2017a	209	Olb b 14	None	None