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ID:     774040
Type:     Greek
Region:     Achaian League
City:     Arcadia
Issuer:     Pheneus
Date Ruled:     Circa 160-146 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Hemidrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     Circa 160-146 BC BC
Diameter:     15 mm
Weight:     2.37 g
Die Axis:     3 h
Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Zeus right
Reverse Description:     AX monogram; E-Y flanking, kerykeion below; all within wreath
Mint:     Pheneus
Primary Reference:     Clerk 221
Reference2:     BCD Peloponnesos 1632 (this coin)
Reference3:     SNG Cop -
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=89159
Grade:     Good Fine, lightly toned, partial flat strike
Notes:     Extremely rare. Ex BCD Collection (LHS 96, 8 May 2006), lot 1632.The coinage of Pheneos is the rarest among the Achaian League types.