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Hemidrachm Megalopolis
| Issuer | Arcadian League |
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| Year | 330 BC - 275 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing left, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style with a full, carefully detailed beard and flowing hair bound by an olive wreath. The portrait displays strong modeling of facial features characteristic of Arkadian League coinage from Megalopolis, with deeply incised locks framing the godly countenance. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of hammered Greek silver coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Pan seated left upon a rock, depicted in his traditional guise as patron deity of Arkadia; he holds a lagobolon (hare-stick) in one hand and raises the other in a gesture of salutation or offering, with an eagle standing to the left in the field. The composition reflects the strong local religious identity of the Arkadian League, with Pan serving as the principal civic deity of Megalopolis. The reverse field likely bore the ethnic legend of the League, though lettering may be off-flan on certain specimens. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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