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ID: |
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79000274 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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ELIS |
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City:
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Olympia |
| Issuer: |
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93rd Olympiad |
| Date Ruled: |
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408 BC
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Stater |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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BC 408 |
| Weight: |
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11.63 g |
| Die Axis: |
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10 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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H-P-A |
| Obverse Description: |
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Head of Hera right, wearing stephanos adorned with four palmettes, three tendrils, and H-P-A |
| Reverse Legend: |
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F - A |
| Reverse Description: |
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Flaming thunderbolt within olive wreath |
| Mint: |
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Hera |
| Primary Reference: |
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Seltman, Temple - (dies -/ΗΝ [unlisted obv. die]) |
| Reference2: |
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cf. BCD Olympia 88 |
| Reference3: |
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SNG Cop 380 (same rev. die) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126785 |
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Grade:
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VF, toned, minor die breaks on obverse. |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 274 Ex Malter 55 (7 November 1993), lot 185.Although this obverse die is not listed in Seltman or the KatochÉ hoard (NC 1951), reverse die ΗΝ is only known paired with die BG, which was struck only for the 93rd Olympiad (see KatochÉ hoard, p. 52). |
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