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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
1.80 cm
Width
4.30 cm
Height
1.10 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
54.00 - - Hitzl 1996 Yes 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: Reste der eingehauenen ΔΙΟΣ-Inschrift. Nur noch ein kräftiges Sigma erhalten; Buchstabenhöhe 1,7 cm.
Etwa das letzte Viertel des Gewichts erhalten. Sauberer Guß. Links Bruchkante. Die originalen Seiten verjüngen sich nach oben.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised Dedication, Unidentified
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Edition
[Διό]ς. | [.]
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Metroon, Pronaos, 20/05/1878.
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 Br. 3629
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 201 233 31e (Gruppe VI: Halbminenstücke; Sonderstücke Klasse B1) (not published in Olympia V)
VARIA
Additional comment
Neg. DAI Athen 87/316.
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