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bgr_594491 - ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA) Diassarion
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Diassarion
Date: c. 42-31 AC
Mint name / Town : Olympie, Élide
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 11,45 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan fortement décentré au droit. Joli revers. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse legend : F - A.
Reverse description : Zeus marchant à droite, brandissant un foudre de la main droite.
Reverse translation : (Falieron).
Commentary
Semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous présentons un exemplaire à la vente.
Seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered a example for sale.
Seems rarer than general works suggest. This is the first time we have offered a example for sale.
Historical background
ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA)
(1st century BC)
The coinage of the Eleans was not minted at Elis itself, but rather in conjunction with the Olympiads which had been held every four years since 776 BC. The coinage would not begin until 500 BC. of Olympia was in the territory of the city of Elis. Zeus was worshiped in the sanctuary. A chryselephantine statue of the god, sculpted by Phidias, decorated the temple dedicated to him. The Olympic Games were suppressed by Theodosius I in 393 (293rd Olympiad).
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