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Ancient Coinage of Elis

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Clerk_234Achaian League, Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 160-146 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram, WS monogram above, F-A across field, EN monogram below, all within wreath. BCD 666, SNG Cop 296 var. TextImage
Clerk_256Achaian League, Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 50 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram; FA to left, TP monogram to right, PA monogram above, thunderbolt below; all within wreath tied at the bottom. BCD 683, SNG Cop 312. TextImage
Clerk_261Achaian League. Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 50 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right, K> monogram before / AX monogram, ES monogram above, FA to left, XE monogram to right, thunderbolt below; all within wreath. BCD 685, SNG Cop 306. TextImage
Clerk_264Achaean League, Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. ca 30s BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram, E-spear to left, XE to right, and FKN monogram above, thunderbolt below, all within laurel wreath. TextImage
Clerk_272Achaean League, Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. ca 40s-30s BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram, FA monogram to left, XE monogram to right, trident (?) above, thunderbolt below, all within laurel wreath. TextImage
Clerk_273vAchaian League, Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 45-30 BC. Kallippos, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus right; KALLIPPOY behind / AX monogram, FA to left, F above, X to right, thunderbolt below; all within wreath tied at the bottom. BCD 690; SNG Cop 298. TextImage
Clerk_280Achaian League, Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 175-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram, F-A across, LY above; all within wreath tied at the bottom. BCD 665.5. TextImage
Nicolet BSFN 5Peloponnesos, Elis. 2nd c. BC. AE20 mm, 3.09 gr. F-A to left and right of Zeus standing right, hurling thunderbolt, eagle on his outstretched left hand; monogram of PAR below left / Blank: struck against a flat surface. Nicolet-Pierre, A propos des monnaies d’Elis.. BSFN April 1992, no. 5. These pieces were struck over worn Achaean League bronzes.TextImage
SNGCop 297Achaean League, Elis AR Hemidrachm. ca 191 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / AX monogram; LY above, F-A, SW below. TextImage
SNGCop 444Elis. Circa 146-43. AE 21mm. Laureate head of Zeus / FA/LEI/WN in wreath. TextImage
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See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Elis
Entry for Elis on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Elis at AncientImports.com
Search for Elis at Incitatus Coins

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