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Stater - 108th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 344 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing right profile bust of Hera, goddess of Olympia, wearing a narrow stephanos (diadem) adorned with four palmette ornaments. The hair is rendered in fine archaic style, with individual locks visible beneath the stephanos. The goddess's facial features are sculpted with refined Classical workmanship typical of the Elean mint, the portrait occupying the majority of the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Eagle with broadly outstretched wings displayed, standing in right profile with head turned sharply to the left, the bird rendered in bold high relief with detailed feather work across the wings and body. The eagle, sacred symbol of Zeus and emblem of the sanctuary at Olympia, is set within a circular olive wreath, the leaves of which frame the entire field. The composition conveys powerful heraldic dignity consistent with Elean coinage of the fourth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (-344) |
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