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Obol
| Issuer | Kleonai (Argolis) |
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| Year | 490 BC - 470 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a lion advancing to right, rendered in archaic style with jaws agape and tongue protruding, the right forepaw extended forward. The musculature and mane are summarily indicated in low relief on the irregular flan. A border of dots frames the design within the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (490 BC - 470 BC) |
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Kleonai sat between Corinth and Argos along the road through the Tretos pass — a position that gave the small city strategic relevance well beyond its size. The city controlled access to the Nemean sanctuary, where the Nemean Games were administered under Kleonaian authority during the early fifth century before Argos eventually wrested control of the festival. These obols would have circulated among the merchants, athletes, and pilgrims moving through that corridor during precisely that window.