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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Olympia
Denomination
2 Minas
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Step pyramid (stepped disc, stepped square, stepped rectangle)
Length
8.10 cm
Width
3.90 cm
Height
3.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
464.00 - - 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: Mitgegossene ΔΙΟΣ-Inschrift. Quer über die Oberseite der hinteren Hälfte; Buchstaben stark abgerieben; Buchstabenhöhe ca. 1,0 cm; auf der abgetrennten vorderen Hälfte war vermutlich ΚΑΛ mitgegossen.
Unsauberer Guß. Starke Korrosionsschäden. B links 0,7 cm größer als rechts, da Gewicht leicht schräg geteilt.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Incised Dedication, Unidentified
Fac simile

ΔΙΟΣ

ΚΑΛ

Edition
Διός | ΚΑΛ
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Greece: Elis
Findspot (site)
Archaia Olympia [Olympia]
context
Leonidaion-West, 4. Südzimmer, Höhe erste Quaderlage Fundament, 14/02/1956.
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 B 3496
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Hitzl 1996 168 59 25d (Gruppe IV: Zweiminenstücke; Sonderstück Klasse C)
VARIA
Additional comment
Neg. DAI Athen 87/228.
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