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Hemidrachm Lakedaimon
| Issuer | Achaean League |
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| Year | 175 BC - 168 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with a full beard and wavy hair adorned with a laurel wreath. The portrait displays strong facial features with a broad forehead, prominent brow, and deeply set eye. The surface of the flan shows the characteristic irregular outline typical of hand-struck Achaean League coinage. A beaded border encircles the design within the field. |
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| Reverse description | The large, distinctive monogram of the Achaean League occupies the central field, composed of interlocking letters. The letter Υ appears above the monogram, the letters Λ and Α are positioned across the central field flanking the device, and Ε appears below, together identifying the mint city of Lakedaimon. The entire design is enclosed within an olive or laurel wreath, a standard compositional feature of Achaean League federal coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | Υ Λ Α Ε |
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