Catalog
Token - Koroivos Ilios
| Location | Greece |
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| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a male runner in stride, representing Koroibos of Elis, winner of the stadion race at the first Olympic Games in 776 BC. The figure is framed by olive branches on either side, with the legend ΣΤΑΔΙΟΝ arching above and ΚΟΡΟΙΒΟΣ ΗΛΕΙΟΣ along the lower field, with 1η ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔΑ 776 π.Χ. in the exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΤΑΔΙΟΝ 1η ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΔΑ 776 π.Χ. ΚΟΡΟΙΒΟΣ ΗΛΕΙΟΣ |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ (Translation: Parliament of Greece) |
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