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Hemidrachm - 107th-108th Olympiad
| Issuer | Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia |
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| Year | 352 BC - 348 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Zeus facing right, laureate, rendered in bold high relief with finely detailed wavy hair and a full, flowing beard. The portrait conveys a majestic, archaic-classical character typical of Elean coinage struck in association with the Olympic Games. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-struck silver coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing right, head turned back over its left shoulder, perched upon an Ionic column capital rendered in detail with volutes visible at the base. The ethnic abbreviation F-A (digamma-alpha, for FALIA or ELIS) appears in the field to left and right of the eagle respectively, in archaic Greek characters. The composition is boldly struck within an irregularly shaped flan, characteristic of Elean hemidrachms issued during the Olympiad festivals. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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