I'm a little surprised no coin from ancient Olympia has been posted so far. Or is that cheating?
The games were dedicated to Zeus; both he and his wife Hera had temples at the site, which are associated with two mints. The 'Zeus' and 'Hera' mints issues coins for use at the festival.
This is a rather small issue - a hemiobol weighing in at just 0.5g and 9.5mm in diameter.
ca. 360-350 BC, 105th-107th Olympiad

It's a bit out of focus, but the obverse depicts Olympia, the reverse has a winged thunderbolt (symbol of Zeus).
'FA' stands for the Doric 'Faleion', referring to the people of Elis, who held control over the site at Olympia.
The games were dedicated to Zeus; both he and his wife Hera had temples at the site, which are associated with two mints. The 'Zeus' and 'Hera' mints issues coins for use at the festival.
This is a rather small issue - a hemiobol weighing in at just 0.5g and 9.5mm in diameter.
ca. 360-350 BC, 105th-107th Olympiad

It's a bit out of focus, but the obverse depicts Olympia, the reverse has a winged thunderbolt (symbol of Zeus).
'FA' stands for the Doric 'Faleion', referring to the people of Elis, who held control over the site at Olympia.








































