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Hemidrachm - 106th-107th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 356 BC - 352 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | An eagle, symbol of Zeus, depicted standing or alighting with wings partially raised, rendered in bold high relief against a plain, unadorned field. The bird is shown in profile facing left, with detailed feather articulation visible on the wing and body. This emblematic device is closely associated with the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and serves as the primary reverse type for the coinage issued in connection with the Olympian Games. The flan edges are irregular and unstruck in places, consistent with the hand-hammered technique of the period. |
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| Mint | Olympia |
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These hemidrachms were struck at Olympia during a period when the sanctuary of Zeus was under Pisatan administration — a politically charged arrangement that saw control of the games wrested from Elis more than once across the classical period. The 104th Olympiad had marked one such disruption, and the issues tied to the 106th and 107th fall in the tense interval before Elis reasserted dominance. Olympia struck its own coinage sporadically and only in connection with sanctuary administration, making each identifiable emission small in volume and genuinely scarce.