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Hemidrachm Tegea
| Issuer | Arcadian League |
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| Year | 460 BC - 450 BC |
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| Weight | 2.95 g |
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| Obverse description | Zeus Lykaios depicted nude, standing three-quarters right with head turned to the left, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The deity holds a small eagle in his right hand and a phiale (libation bowl) in his left hand, attributes closely associated with his cult at Mount Lykaion in Arcadia. The figure is executed in the severe style characteristic of early Classical Greek coinage, with bold, archaic modeling of the anatomy. The flan is irregular and slightly oval, typical of hand-struck issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Facing head of Kallisto, the nymph of Arcadian myth and companion of Artemis, rendered frontally in the severe style with large, almond-shaped eyes and a straight nose. The hair is elaborately dressed with a prominent row of spherical ornaments or pearls across the brow, and gathered into a bun at the right side of the head. The bust is set within a shallow incuse square, a hallmark of early Arcadian federal coinage. A necklace is visible at the base of the neck, and the overall carving displays the bold, frontal portraiture characteristic of the Arcadian League's early emission at Tegea. |
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| Mint | Tegea |
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