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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Olympia
Denomination
1/2 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
6.00 cm
Width
4.20 cm
Height
1.20 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
216.00 - - 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, nach hinten verrutschend; Buchstabenhöhe 0,9–1,1 cm.
Unsauberer Guß mit mehreren Fehlern und Unebenheiten an allen Seiten. Korrosionsschäden. Rechte und hintere Kante der Oberseite sowie alle Kanten der Unterseite abgeschrägt.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Διός.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Stadion, 4. Wall, 07/02/1940.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Hitzl 1996: ca. 500–450 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia None B 1659
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 194 193 (Gruppe VI: Halbminenstücke; Klasse A)
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