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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1/8 Mina
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Disc or similar (ellipse, etc.)
Length
4.60 cm
Width
4.50 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
145.50 - - Robinson 1941 No No Yes
145.90 - April 20, 2018 L. Delanaye No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Little to no wear
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Circular lead weight measuring 46x45x8/12/13 mm and weighing 145,9 grammes ; little worn and corroded. On the obverse, O (?) in relief ; little notch in the center. lLittle notches and small bumps. The reverse is flat and blank. The right side is more raised ; the left side is flattened. Height without relief: 1,2 cm.
Robinson 1941: Inv. 31.647. Lead weight. Dm. 0.047 m., Th. 0.014 m., Weight 145.5 grammes. Low, irregular, mushroom shape with fiat reverse. On the obverse in relief is an oval lump, a kind of omicron or dotted theta (0.022 m. by 0.0165 m. by 0.002 m. high), hollowed out in the center. Exact provenience unknown.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief
Fac simile

O (or Θ?)

Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Chalkidiki
Findspot (site)
Olynthus
context
Robinson 1941: Exact provenience unknown.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Numismatic Museum (Athens) - Olynthos None 31.647/R_2407
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Robinson 1941 459 2407 CXLIII None
VARIA
Additional comment
Robinson 1941: Perhaps, as in nos. 2404–2409 [Robinson 1941], the O stands for ὄγδοον or ὀγδοημόριον, though I know no other case of only the Ο.
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