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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 3079799, member: 77077&quot;]Cool idea for a thread!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few from Elis.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hera:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]775303[/ATTACH]</p><p>Elis, Olympia</p><p>AR STATER, 388 BC, 98th OLYMPIAD, Bold Fine+/Fine with light obverse scratches, 22.3mm, 11.22g</p><p>Obverse: Head of Hera right in high relief, wearing ornamented stephanos.</p><p>Reverse: Flaming thunderbolt within wreath, F A across fields</p><p>References: Seltman 285</p><p>The die set Seltman 285 is extremely rare and possibly only the third known. </p><p><br /></p><p>Zeus:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]775304[/ATTACH]</p><p>Elis, Olympia</p><p>AR Stater, First quarter of 3rd Century BC, 22mm, 12h. </p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right</p><p>Reverse: Eagle, with closed wings, standing right on the tail of a snake, coiling upwards and striking towards the eagle&#039;s head; to left, thunderbolt.</p><p>References: Seltman 232 (same dies)</p><p><br /></p><p>Lunchtime:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]775305[/ATTACH]</p><p>Elis, Olympia</p><p>AR Drachm. 134th-143rd Olympiad. 244-208 BC.</p><p>Obverse: Eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in its talons.</p><p>Reverse: Vertical thunderbolt with volute above, wings below; F-A flanking.</p><p>References: Elis Hoard Group I, 1 (same dies); BCD Olympia 231; cf. SNG Copenhagen 426; Dewing 1902; Pozzi 4145. 4.74g, 18mm, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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