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Obol - 111st-114th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 336 BC - 324 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Head of Hera facing right, depicted in three-quarter profile, wearing a stephane or diadem over wavy hair rendered in archaic Greek style. The portrait is rendered in low relief on an irregularly shaped flan typical of Elean coinage of the late classical period. The facial features are naturalistic with a gently rounded chin and softly articulated hair. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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These small silver obols were struck at Olympia during one of the sanctuary's most politically charged periods — the years spanning Philip II's assassination, Alexander's consolidation of Macedonian power, and the early campaigns eastward. Olympia functioned as an issuing authority in its own right, with the sanctuary's revenues and the quadrennial festival cycle providing both the economic rationale and the practical window for production. The issues are scarce, as one would expect from a non-urban mint operating intermittently rather than continuously.