Live auction - bgr_968326 - ELIS - ELIA (OLYMPIA) Statère ou didrachme
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Live starting : Type : Statère ou didrachme
Date: c. 408 AC.
Mint name / Town : Elis, Olympie, Élide
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 11,63 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait d’Héra. Revers agréable. Fine usure régulière. Monnaie quasi TTB+. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d'Héra à droite, coiffée d'un stéphanos orné de palmettes avec boucles d'oreilles.
Obverse legend : H-R-A.
Obverse translation : (Héra).
Reverse
Reverse legend : F - A.
Reverse description : Foudre dans une couronne d'olivier.
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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