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Ancient Coinage of Elis, Olympia

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BCD 120Elis, Olympia. 105th Olympiad. 360 BC. AR Tritertartemorion or 3/4 Obol (0.65 g, 6h). Head of Zeus right, wearing tainia / F A L within the intervals between T T T arranged in a circular pattern.TextImage
BCD 213Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. ca 270s-260 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt within wreath; A-P-I below. TextImage
BCD_261Elis, Olympia. Time of the 132nd-143rd Olympiad. Circa 252-208 BC. AR Drachm. ca 245/0-210 BC. Eagle flying right, carrying hare in talons / Winged thunderbolt. TextImage
BCD 306Autonomous coinage of Olympia, Elis. Mid-2nd century BC. AE Half-unit. Laureate head of Zeus right / Winged thunderbolt; E-B/C-T across fields; all within wreath. BCD Olympia 306.TextImage
BMC 91ELIS. Olympia. 368 BC, the 103rd Olympiad. Silver drachm (5.90 gm). F-A, head of Hera right, in pendant earring & stephane ornamented with palmettes with H-R-A inscribed between them / Eagle with spread wings standing left, head reverted. Pozzi 1846 (this coin). Jameson 1240 = Seltman pl. xii, 8 (same dies). BMC Peloponnesus 91. TextImage
Jameson_2510ELIS. Olympia. Ca. 269-250 BC. Silver stater (12.30 gm). Laureate head of Zeus right / F-A, eagle with closed wings standing right on tail of coiled serpent, control letters A-R (latter retrograde) across field. Jameson 2510 (this coin). Seltman DF/zt (new die combination: obverse of 237/reverse of 238). TextImage
McClean_6638Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. 4th-3rd century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle perched right on Corinthian column capital. TextImage
SNGBerry_806ELIS. Olympia. Ca. 468 BC. Silver hemidrachm (2.86 gm). Eagle flying right, carrying snake in beak, its body wrapped around eagle's tail / F-A, winged thunderbolt, all in circular incuse. SNG Berry 806 (same obverse die). Cf. SNG Lockett 2388 (same obverse die, but different reverse type). Seltman -. From the first emission of coinage struck for the Olympic Games. TextImage
SNGCop 420Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. Time of the 107th-108th Olympiad, ca 352-348 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right on Ionic capital; olive leaf to right. Seltman -, BCD 143-144. TextImage
SNGCop 426Elis, Olympia. Circa 235-191 BC. AR Drachm. Eagle right tearing at hare held in its talons / F-A flanking winged thunderbolt. SNG Delepierre 2229; Dewing 1902. TextImage
SNGCop 429Elis, Olympia. Circa 271-191 BC. Æ 21mm (11.46 gm). Head of Hera wearing decorated stephanos / Eagle standing on thunderbolt. TextImage
Schwabacher_IVElis, Olympia AR Drachm. Late 3rd century BC. Eagle right striking down hare running right / Winged thunderbolt. TextImage
Seltman_008Olympia, Greece, AR 1/2 Stater. c 385-365 BC or later. Head of Hera right, hair in stephanos, F A at sides / Eagle standing left, head turned, dotted border. TextObvRev
Seltman_022Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. Circa 363-323 BC. Head of Hera left / Eagle standing left; fig leaf & grape cluster behind. TextImage
Seltman_030Olympia, Greece, AR 1/4 Stater. c 323-271 BC. Head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right on shield, F A at sides, A at lower right. TextObvRev
Seltman_030vElis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. ca 260s-250s BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right, wings closed, on meta. BCD 222, SNG Copenhagen 387. TextImage
Seltman_032Elis, Olympia AR Stater. Circa 460s-450s BC. Eagle flying left, wings spread above, clutching dead hare in its talons / F A, thunderbolt with wings & volutes. Weber 4005. TextImage
Seltman_060Elis, Olympia AR Stater. Circa 450-440 BC. Eagle flying right, wings spread above & below, clutching dead hare in its talons / F A, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in her outstretched right hand. BMC 9. TextImage
Seltman_069eElis, Olympia AR Stater. Time of the 82nd-87th Olympiad, ca 452-432 BC. Eagle flying right, clutching dead hare / Nike advancing left. BCD 327.3, SNG Copenhagen 358. TextImage
Seltman_251Elis, Olympia AR Stater. Circa 416 BC. Hera mint. Struck during the 91st Olympiad. Head of Hera right, in stephane decorated with palmettes interspersed with the letters H-P-A / F-A across field, fiery thunderbolt interwoven within wreath of olive. BMC 62, SNGCop 381. TextImage
Seltman_273Elis, Olympia AR Stater. 95th Olympiad, ca 400 BC. Hera mint. Head of Hera right, in stephane decorated with palmettes & lilies / F-A across field, fiery thunderbolt interwoven within wreath of olive. BCD 88, Weber 4063. TextImage
Seltman_277aElis, Olympia AR Stater. Circa 392 BC. Hera mint. Struck during the 97th Olympiad. Head of Hera right, in stephane decorated with palmettes; faint L in right field / F A, thunderbolt within olive wreath. BMC 57, SNGCop 381. TextImage
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Seltman_314aElis, Olympia AR Stater. Circa 352 BC. Hera mint. Struck during the 107th Olympiad. F-A, head of Hera right, in stephane decorated with a palmette & lily / Eagle with open wings standing right within olive wreath. Jameson 1241, BMC 95. TextImage
Seltman_344Elis, Olympia AR Stater. 112th Olympiad, ca 332 BC. Hera mint. Head of Hera right, in stephane / Eagle standing left on oval object; all within olive wreath. BCD 162, SNG Copenhagen 399, McClean 6655, Boston MFA 1219 = Warren 932, Ward 542. TextImage
Seltman_346vElis, Olympia AR Stater. 112th Olympiad, ca 332 BC. Hera mint. Head of Hera right, in stephane / Eagle standing left on oval object; all within olive wreath. BCD 162, SNG Copenhagen 399. TextImage
Seltman_366Elis, Olympia AR Stater. 110th Olympiad, ca 340 BC. Hera mint. Head of Hera left, in stephane / Eagle standing right within olive wreath. BCD 154/155 (obv./rev. dies), SNG Copenhagen 396cf. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Olympia
Entry for Elis, Olympia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Olympia in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Olympia at AncientImports.com
Search for Olympia at Incitatus Coins

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