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Hemidrachm
| Issuer | Tegea (Arkadia) |
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| Year | 370 BC - 350 BC |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Athena Alea in three-quarter profile, facing left, wearing a crested Attic helmet with cheek guards; the crest is rendered with fine engraved detail, and the goddess's facial features display the characteristic archaic-to-classical transitional style of Arkadian coinage. The neck is visible below, and the field is plain. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A little owl (Athena noctua) depicted with folded wings and head facing forward, standing on an olive branch oriented left or right; the bird's plumage is rendered with incuse detail typical of archaic Arkadian coinage. The ethnic inscription ΤΕΓΕ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Tegea. The composition closely echoes Athenian iconographic conventions while asserting a distinct local identity. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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