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Hemidrachm Korone
| Issuer | Achaean League |
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| Year | 195 BC - 188 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing left, rendered in high relief with finely engraved flowing hair and full beard characteristic of Hellenistic die-cutting. The laureate wreath is rendered with naturalistic detail, and the powerful facial features convey the god's divine authority. The coin surface exhibits the irregular flan typical of hammered silver issues of the Achaean League. |
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| Reverse description | The large monogram of the Achaean League (XA ligature) dominates the center of the field, flanked by the letters Ξ to the left and E to the right across the field, with the ethnic abbreviation KO (for Korone) positioned below. The entire design is enclosed within a finely rendered olive wreath, a hallmark device of Achaean League federal coinage. The composition is well-centered and typical of the standardized federal coinage produced by member city-states. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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