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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Argos
Denomination
1/3 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
- cm
Width
- cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
170.00 - - Miller 1988 (ca. 170 grams) No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Miller 1988: [The bronze weight] bears a central ligature ΤΡ which may stand for τρίτον and the inscription ΑΓΡΕΙ/Ω̣Ν ΔΑΜΟΙ/ΟΝ.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Denomination, Mint
Fac simile

{monogramma ΤΡ}

ΑΓΡΕΙ/Ω̣Ν ΔΑΜΟΙ/ΟΝ

Edition
Τρ(ίτον) | Ἀγρεί|ω̣ν δαμόϊ|ον.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Corinthia
Findspot (site)
Nemea
context
Miller 1988: House 1, large pit which cut into the south and east walls of the room at K/13,17-19/16,20.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -200 TO -100
Comments on Chronology
Miller 1988: The material presented above, and much more, brings us clearly into the 2nd century, but it is not clear whether it must be as late as 145 B.C. when Mummius undertook some initiative with regard to the Nemean Games. Furthermore, there is a strong temptation to connect this pit and the final destruction of the room just to the west of it with the heavy debris over the road to the north as mentioned above (p. 9). With the exception of a very few fragments of long-petal bowls, however, the latest material would be a generation or two earlier than Mummius.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Nemea Depot None BR 1194
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Miller 1988 11 None pl. 16d None
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