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| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 225 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in the robust archaic-to-classical transitional style characteristic of Elean bronzes. The god's thick, flowing beard and wavy hair are bound with a laurel wreath, with individual locks rendered in bold, deeply cut relief. The broad, powerful features project strong divine authority, filling the flan with minimal surrounding field. |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping vigorously to the right, depicted with all four legs extended in full stride, its mane and tail rendered with lively detail. The monogram AP appears in the upper field above the horse's back, serving as a magistrate's or ethnic abbreviation. In the exergue below the ground line, the letters FA are inscribed in Greek characters. The composition is well-centred and typical of the civic bronze coinage associated with the sanctuary at Olympia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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