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Hemidrachm Lakedaimon
| Issuer | Achaean League |
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| Year | 175 BC - 168 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered with fine detail in the Hellenistic style. The deity is depicted bearded, with tightly curled hair and a laurel wreath crowning the head. The facial features display a mature, dignified expression characteristic of Zeus iconography on Achaean League coinage. The portrait is set within a dotted border (beaded circle), with the field to the left open and unadorned. |
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| Reverse description | Central Achaean League federal monogram (the conjoined AX monogram) occupying the field, flanked to left and right by the pilei (conical caps) of the Dioscouri, each surmounted by a star. The ethnic abbreviation ΛΑ (for Lakedaimon) appears above the monogram and ΜΕ (magistrate's initial) below. The entire device is enclosed within a circular laurel wreath tied at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛΑ ΜΕ |
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