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Obol
| Issuer | Elis (Olympia) |
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| Year | 450 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Cop. 354-355 |
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| Reverse description | Facing head of a gorgoneion (or possibly an owl mask) rendered frontally at center, with pronounced schematic features and radiating foliate or wing-like elements extending symmetrically from the crown. The ethnic abbreviation FA (digamma-alpha, standing for FALEION or the Elean ethnic) is inscribed in the field, with F (digamma) to the left and A (alpha) to the right of the central device. The design is set within a slightly incuse square field, consistent with hammered coinage technique of the mid-fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | FA |
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| Mint | Elis (struck at Olympia) |
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