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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
1.20 cm
Width
3.50 cm
Height
1.30 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
27.00 - - 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: Kein Buchstabe erhalten.
Etwa das erste Viertel des Gewichtes erhalten. Rechts im oberen Teil glatte Säge- oder Schnittkante, im unteren Bereich Bruchkante. Unsauberer Guß mit Unebenheiten an den 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.
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 without Inv.Nr.
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 226 361 (Gruppe VII: Viertelminenstücke; Sonderstück Klasse B3)
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