Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Hemidrachm - 131st-135th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
|---|---|
| Year | 256 BC - 240 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | BCD Olympia#228-230 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in fine Classical Greek style with strong, mature features including a broad forehead, prominent nose, and a full, elaborately curled beard falling in thick waves. The laurel wreath encircling the deity's head is rendered with individual leaves clearly articulated. The portrait fills the flan with considerable artistic authority, characteristic of Elean coinage of the mid-third century BC. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A winged thunderbolt depicted vertically at center, rendered with volutes at the top and flames or wing-like projections at either side, all enclosed within a finely detailed olive wreath tied at the base. The Greek letters F (digamma) and A are placed in the field to the left and right of the thunderbolt respectively, serving as ethnic abbreviations for the issuing authority. The composition is compact and well-centered within the wreath border. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | F A |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |