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Stater - 78th-80th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 468 BC - 460 BC |
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| Value | 1 Stater = 3 Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Eagle in flight to left, wings fully extended above and below the body, depicted in dynamic profile with the bird clutching a serpent firmly in both its beak and talons. The naturalistic rendering of the eagle reflects the high-relief artistry characteristic of early Classical Greek coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription, the eagle motif serving as the primary symbol of Zeus and the sanctuary of Olympia. |
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| Reverse description | Vertically oriented thunderbolt of Zeus centered in the field, flanked above by outspread wings and terminating below in symmetrical volutes, the whole executed in bold relief. The letters A (alpha) and F (digamma) appear in the field to either side of the thunderbolt, representing the ethnic abbreviation for the Eleans (AFELION), the governing authority of the sanctuary. The entire design is contained within a shallow incuse circle, a stylistic convention typical of Peloponnesian coinage of the early Classical period. |
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| Reverse lettering | Α F |
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