Olympia, Greece. On the Coin Finds and their Study by Peter Robert Franke. Research Carried Out between 2021 and 2023

Abstract

Thousands of ancient coins have been found during the German excavations in Olympia since they began in 1875. However, their systematic study only began in the 1960s and has not yet been completed. The current project aims to publish all the Olympic coin finds, but is also tracing the earlier work in order to obtain information about the exact sites where the coins were found and where they are kept today in various collections. The article focuses on research into the work of Peter Robert Franke and the inventories in the Berlin Coin Cabinet.