{"product_id":"ancient-greek-bronze-ae-elis-olympia-c-3rd-2nd-century-bc-zeus-fa-wreath","title":"Ancient Greek Bronze AE – Elis, Olympia (c. 3rd–2nd Century BC) Zeus \/ FA Wreath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient Greek Bronze (Æ) Coin – Sanctuary of Olympia \/ Elis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_935b5cbc42121b59-61\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eObverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Laureate, bearded head of \u003cb\u003eZeus\u003c\/b\u003e facing right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_935b5cbc42121b59-62\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eF–A\u003c\/b\u003e (or Digamma-Alpha) inside an olive or laurel wreath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhysical Specs:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"math-inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strut\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord\"\u003e17.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord\"\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"math-inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strut\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord\"\u003e4.45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mord\"\u003e grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_935b5cbc42121b59-65\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued by the city-state of \u003cb\u003eElis\u003c\/b\u003e, the custodian of the sanctuary of Olympia and host of the ancient \u003cb\u003eOlympic Games\u003c\/b\u003e. The letters \u003cb\u003eF-A\u003c\/b\u003e stand for \u003cb\u003eϜΑΛΕΙΩΝ\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003e\"of the Eleans\"\u003c\/i\u003e), featuring the archaic Greek letter \u003cb\u003eDigamma (Ϝ)\u003c\/b\u003e (which resembles the Latin 'F') to represent the local \"W\" dialect (\u003ci\u003eWalis\u003c\/i\u003e). Coins like this were struck to circulate among pilgrims, athletes, and visitors attending the quadrennial Olympic Games in honor of Zeus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Sullivan Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58819391324534,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8395\/6342\/files\/IMG_3867.jpg?v=1790349632","url":"https:\/\/paulsullivancoins.com\/products\/ancient-greek-bronze-ae-elis-olympia-c-3rd-2nd-century-bc-zeus-fa-wreath","provider":"Paul Sullivan Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}