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| Issuer | Heraia |
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| Year | 380 BC - 350 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet. The effigy is rendered in archaic Greek style with broad, summary modeling typical of small Arkadian bronze coinage. The surfaces show heavy patination consistent with ancient burial, partially obscuring the finer details of the facial features and helmet crest. |
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| Reverse lettering | Η |
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Heraia was a minor Arkadian polis in the upper Eudanos valley, and its bronze coinage is among the scarcest municipal issues from the region. The city briefly aligned with Sparta against the Arkadian League during the political fractures of the 360s BC, a loyalty that likely disrupted civic institutions — including minting — for stretches of this type's production window.
BCD Peloponnesos 1363 references the personal collection of a single specialist whose Peloponnesian holdings remain the defining reference point for many of these obscure municipal bronzes.