bgr_259265 - ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA) Statère ou didrachme
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Price : 1 800.00 €
Type : Statère ou didrachme
Date: c. 404 AC.
Mint name / Town : Elis, Olympie, Élide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 11,51 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier, parfaitement lisible et identifiable. Beau portrait d’Héra. Joli revers. Belle patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection A. A. S. et de MONNAIES 47, n° 92
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d'Héra à droite, coiffée d'un stéphanos orné de palmettes avec boucles d'oreilles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : F - A.
Reverse description : Foudre dans une couronne d'olivier.
Commentary
Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire de la collection Delepierre (SNG. Delepierre n° 2135, pl. 57). 93e Olympiade.
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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