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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Olympia
Denomination
1 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
6.10 cm
Width
6.10 cm
Height
1.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
430.00 - - Hitzl 1996 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
Hitzl 1996:
Inschrift: Eingehauene ΔΙΟΣ-Inschrift. Quer über die Mitte der Oberseite; kräftige Buchstaben; Buchstabenhöhe 1,2–2,3 cm. Sauberer Guß. Auf der Unterseite hinten rechts eine Vertiefung.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised Dedication
Fac simile

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Edition
Διός
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Stadion, Südwall, 4. Wall, 08/02/1940.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -471 TO -400
Comments on Chronology
Hitzl 1996: ab ca. 471 BCE. Johnston (SEG 47:451; 49:484): ca. 450 – ca. 420 BCE. Siewert, MDAI(A) 111, 1996 (SEG 47:451), p. 141–144, and Siewert and Taeuber 2013 (SEG 63:322), p. 233–234: letztes Drittel 5. Jh. v. Chr. (ca. 430–400 BCE).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia None Β 1588
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 176 97 (Gruppe V: Einminenstücke; Klasse Α)
VARIA
Additional comment
Maße: L 6,1 cm; Β 6,1 cm; D 1,4 cm.

Neg. DAI Athen 87/272.
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