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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Olympia
Denomination
1/4 Mina
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Step pyramid (stepped disc, stepped square, stepped rectangle)
Length
4.30 cm
Width
3.20 cm
Height
1.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
-
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 mit zusätzlichem Omikron. Entlang der hinteren Kante der Oberseite; unterhalb des Omikron ein zusätzliches Omikron; schwache Buchstaben.
Unsauberer Guß mit Unebenheiten an allen Seiten.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Διός. | Ο
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Ohne Angabe, Frühjahr 1937.
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. 450–420 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia None Β 97
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 225 357 (Gruppe VII: Viertelminenstücke; Klasse B3)
VARIA
Additional comment
The object is missing.
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