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Copyright credit: Robinson 1941
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
4 Staters
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
2.10 cm
Width
2.40 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.45 | - | - | Robinson 1941 | 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
Robinson 1941: Inscribed [ligature], a combination of T and Σ. Perhaps this means a στ(ατήρ) or τέσσαρες στατῆρες, four staters. In the Pangaean district of Thrace there was a stater of 10 grammes, and the Macedonian coin stater was 14.50 grammes. Now, if this is a four-stater piece, it would give a mina of 530 drachmas on the Attic standard of two drachmas to a stater, or a mina of ca. 354 drachmas on the Corinthian standard of 3 drachmas, but we have seen above that the Olynthian mina is about 420 [grammes] [Robinson 1941, no. 2383].
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
TE [ligature]
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
GREEK
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Robinson 1941: Fifth or early fourth century B. C.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Numismatic Museum (Athens) - Olynthos | None | 28.396 |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson 1941 | 459–460 | 2410 | CXLIII | None |
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