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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
6.70 cm
Width
6.50 cm
Height
1.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
440.00 - - 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 mit Zusatzbuchstaben. Entlang der hinteren Kante über die Oberseite; etwa in der Mitte Oberseite ein der zusätzliches Omikron; Buchstabenhöhe 1,1–1,7 cm.
Unsauberer Guß mit Fehlern auf der Unterseite. Korrosionsschäden.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised Dedication, Unidentified
Fac simile

ΔΙΟΣ

   O

Edition
Διός | O
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Nördlich des Oktogons, Ο 26 Ost, D -7,00 m, 27/02/1964.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -450 TO -400
Comments on Chronology
Hitzl 1996: ab ca. 450 BCE. Johnston (SEG 47:451; 49:484): after 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 5544
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 181 123 27d (Gruppe V: Einminenstücke; Klasse B)
VARIA
Additional comment
Neg. DAI Athen 87/271.
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