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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
Square
Length
5.40 cm
Width
5.00 cm
Height
1.50 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
249.00 - - 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: Mitgegossene ΔΙΟΣ-Inschrift mit zusätzlichem ΚΑΛ, ΚΛΑ oder Blitzbündel. ΔΙΟΣ | ΚΑΛ zweizeilig über die Oberseite; Buchstaben verrieben; Buchstabenhöhe 0,8–1,1 cm.
Unsauberer Guß mit Unebenheiten an allen Seiten. Korrosionsschäden. Auf der Oberseite an der linken Kante zwei Kerben.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Dedication, Unidentified
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Edition
Διός | ΚΑΛ
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Südlich der Südthermen, westlich des “Quaderhauses”, 26/01/1955.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -420 TO -350
Comments on Chronology
Hitzl 1996: ab ca. 420 BCE. Johnston (SEG 47:451; 49:484): early 4th cent. BCE. Siewert, MDAI(A) 111, 1996 (SEG 47:451), p. 141–144, and Siewert and Taeuber 2013 (SEG 63:322), p. 233–234: erste Hälfte 4. Jh. v. Chr. (ca. 400–350 BCE).
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia None Β 3121
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 211 286 (Gruppe VI: Halbminenstücke; Klasse C2)
VARIA
Additional comment
Neg. DAI Athen 87/319.
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