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bgr_486532 - ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA) Hemidrachme

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Price : 650.00 €

Type : Hemidrachme

Date: c. 400 AC.

Mint name / Town : Elis, Olympie, Élide

Metal : silver

Diameter : 16 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 2,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés, lisible et identifiable. Joli droit. Frappe molle au revers. Patine grise superficielle

Catalogue references :

B. traité- - Lockett2404 var. - Cop.372 var. - HGCS. 6/432 - BMC.46

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Numismatik Naumann et de la collection Laurent F

Obverse

Obverse legend : F.

Obverse description : Tête d’aigle à droite.

Reverse

Reverse legend : F - A.

Reverse description : Foudre avec des volutes ; grènetis circulaire.

Reverse translation : (Faleion).

Commentary

Poids léger. 95e Olympiade.
Lightweight. 95th Olympiad

Historical background

ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA)

(421-402 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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