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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Olympia

Denomination

1/8 Mina

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Rectangle

Length

3.00 cm

Width

2.60 cm

Height

1.20 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
63.00	-	May 25, 1884	Inventory of the Archaeological Society of Athens	No	No	No
62.70	-	April 5, 2016	Autopsy	No	No	Yes
62.70	-	April 23, 2018	L. Delanaye	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Thunderbolt	Relief

Wear

Little to no wear

Corrosion

Little to no corrosion

Handle

Suspension hole

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Rectangular lead weight measuring 30x26x11 mm and weighing 62,7 grammes ; slightly rounded corners and more or less straight edges ; little worn and little corroded. On the obverse, symbol of a thunderbolt and inscription ΔΙΟΣ. All in relief. The reverse is flat and blank.
Svornos 1911-1912: Thunderbolt. Good state of preservation.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Dedication

Fac simile

ΔΙΟΣ

Edition

Διός.

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

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context

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: ca. 420–350 BCE.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Society of Athens	March 4, 1888	Br. 1161
National Archaeological Museum (Athens)	Dec. 31, 1894	Χ 8468
Numismatic Museum (Athens)	June 30, 1912	1911–1912, ΛΘ´, 565

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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VARIA

Additional comment

Unpublished (similar to Hitzl 1996, Gruppe VIII: Achtelminenstücke; Klasse C1; Olympia V, Gruppe 53)

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