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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Diony(...), agoranomos (Olbia)
Mint
Olbia
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
3.60 cm
Width
3.40 cm
Height
0.50 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
48.69 - - Krapivina 2003 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Dolphin Relief LEFT Leaping One
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Krapivina 2003: Collection of the Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, inv. no. O-61/3634.Cleaned; excellent state of preservation. The shape is rectangular with slightly pronounced corners, measuring 3.3-3.6 × 3.2-3.4 × 0.5 cm; weight 48.691 g. On the obverse is a dolphin, facing left; the inscriptions ΟΛΒΙΟ above it and ΔΙΟΝΥ beneath it are visible. On the reverse illegible signs have been incised. The weight was found in a room in area E-2; and it can be dated to the 3rd century BC. The weight corresponds to 1/8 of the Euboic-Attic mina of standard 100.
Killen 2017: Quadratisches Gewicht mit konkaven Seiten und Relief: Delphin n. l. Inschr.: ΟΛΒΙΟ(πολειτῶν) | ΔΙΟΝΥ[- - -].
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Mint
Fac simile

ΟΛΒΙΟ

ΔΙΟΝΥ  

Edition
Ὀλ̣βιο(πολειτῶν) | ΔΙΟΝΥ
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Ukraine: Mykolaivska oblast
Findspot (site)
Parutyne [Borysthenes / Olbia]
context
Krapiniva 2003: The weight was found in a room in area E-2.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
Krapivina 2003: 3. Jh. v. Chr. (Krapivina).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Academy of Science of Ukraine – Institute of Archaeology None O-61/3634
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Krapivina 2003 122 13 fig. 5 None
Killen 2017a 208 Olb b 4 None None
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