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A bronze coin of Elaea showing Athena and Telesphoros Coin Type: Bronze AE14 of Elaea in Aeolis.
Mint and Date: Elaea, 2nd century CE
Size and Weight: 14mm, 2.8g
Obverse: Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing crested helmet; aegis with gorgoneion on breast.
Reverse: Telesphoros standing facing, draped in a concealing hooded robe.
ЄΛA - ITΩN
Provenance: galeriaantica (eBay), January 2007
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 188-189
BW Ref: 002 030 099
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