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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
Rectangle
Length
3.20 cm
Width
2.90 cm
Height
1.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
132.00 - - 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 in drei Varianten. ΔΙΟ quer über die Mitte der Oberseite; fast identisches Schriftbild zu [Hitzl 1996, Nr.] 398, aber wegen der geringeren Länge des Stückes fehlt das Sigma; Buchstaben verrieben; Buchstabenhöhe 0,8–1,0 cm.
Sauberer Guß. Korrosionsschäden.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Διός
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Kladeosufer, 06/06/1884.
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. 420–350 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia None Χαλκ. 165
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 234 399 35f (Gruppe VII: Viertelminenstücke; Klasse C3)
VARIA
Additional comment
Neg. DAI Athen 87/386.
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