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Tetartemorion - 91st-94th Olympiad
| Issuer | Olympia |
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| Year | 416 BC - 404 BC |
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| Weight | 0.22 g |
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| Obverse description | Eagle's head depicted in profile to right, rendered in a bold, archaic style characteristic of early Elean coinage. The raptor's beak is slightly open, and the cranial plumage is summarily indicated in relief. The design occupies the full field of this diminutive flan, with no legend or border. The overall execution is typical of the rough, high-relief style employed for small fractional silver coinage of the Olympian sanctuary during the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A thunderbolt depicted facing, with volute wings spreading symmetrically to either side and a pointed shaft terminating below, set within an incuse square. This emblematic device of Zeus, patron deity of Olympia, is rendered in a schematic yet forceful manner consistent with the archaic die-cutting tradition of Elis. The incuse square forms a natural frame around the design, and no additional border or inscription accompanies the type. The retrograde digamma letters flanking the device identify the issuing authority of the sanctuary at Olympia. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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