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Heraia in Arkadia,      370-350 BC., Dichalkon, BMC 19.
Heraia in Arkadia, 370-350 BC., 
Dichalkon / Æ 14 (13-14 mm / 2,21 g), bronze, axes irregular alignment ↑-> or ↑<- (ca. 140° or 320°), 
Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. 
Rev.: H , big curved-sided H in center, surrounded by four(?) pellets (only the 2 up and below visible?).
BMC 19 ff. ; MG 217  ; Traité III, 1021 ; SNG Cop. vol. 7, no. 240 (pl. 5) ; BCD coll. 1365.1 . 

Heraia (Ἡραία, in Greek) or Heraea (in Latin), known as Αρχαία Ηραία (Archea Irea) in Modern Greek, was an ancient Greek city in Arcadia. It is located on the Alpheios river, a few miles south-west of the modern village of Loutra, in the prefecture of Gortynia in the western Peloponnese, Greece. The modern municipality of Iraia is named after it.
According to legend, the eponymic founder of the city was Heraieus (Ἡραιεύς), son of Lykaion. By the 6th century BCE, Heraia was a major Arcadian city. The famous Tabula Peutingeriana shows a road system connecting Heraia with ancient Olympia, Melaneai and Megalopolis. 
Famous Olympic champions from Heraia include Demaretos (520 BC), his son Theopompos (516 B.C.), his grandson Theopompos and others.
The cult of Pan in Heraia differed from similar cults in central Arcadia. A famous statue of Pan with the face of Apollo, created by Polykleitos, was located in Heraia and can be seen stamped on gold coins from the region dating to the 4th century BCE. Silver coins of that era represented Hera, the city's patron goddess.
The site of Heraia was excavated by archeologist Alexander Philadelpheus in 1931. Today, the site remains generally closed to the public.

Most of the remaining coinage of Heraia is dated to the first half of the 4th century BC, and is thought to have stopped in 369, the year Heraia was forced back into the Arkadian League. The historical reasons behind this date are quite valid, but the coinage itself is so varied in style and fabric that it is certain that many of the coins, primarily the bronzes but also including some rare issues of silver, must have continued to be struck after that date. Beginning in the early 4th century is the long series of what probably are dichalkoi with a head of Athena in an Attic helmet on the obverse and a large H on the reverse. These seem to begin with a large group of coins that have a curved-sided H, usually accompanied by four pellets. Since some of these were found in Olynthos they ought to be before 348 in date (none were found at Nemea). While much of the curved-sided H group is rather homogenous, there are quite a few variants, including some with symbols, varying numbers of pellets, or unusual style; in addition there is also a larger multiple, perhaps a tetrachalkon, which also should belong to this group. At present it is suggested that this coinage began sometime in the second quarter of the 4th century and continued until the mid-century or slightly later when it ended with a small group of pieces that have a straight-sided H. There is also a silver obol that can be associated with these coins. 
Schlüsselwörter: Heraia Arkadia Dichalkon Athena Attic Helmet Dots

Heraia in Arkadia, 370-350 BC., Dichalkon, BMC 19.

Heraia in Arkadia, 370-350 BC.,
Dichalkon / Æ 14 (13-14 mm / 2,21 g), bronze, axes irregular alignment ↑-> or ↑<- (ca. 140° or 320°),
Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet.
Rev.: H , big curved-sided H in center, surrounded by four(?) pellets (only the 2 up and below visible?).
BMC 19 ff. ; MG 217 ; Traité III, 1021 ; SNG Cop. vol. 7, no. 240 (pl. 5) ; BCD coll. 1365.1 .

Heraia (Ἡραία, in Greek) or Heraea (in Latin), known as Αρχαία Ηραία (Archea Irea) in Modern Greek, was an ancient Greek city in Arcadia. It is located on the Alpheios river, a few miles south-west of the modern village of Loutra, in the prefecture of Gortynia in the western Peloponnese, Greece. The modern municipality of Iraia is named after it.
According to legend, the eponymic founder of the city was Heraieus (Ἡραιεύς), son of Lykaion. By the 6th century BCE, Heraia was a major Arcadian city. The famous Tabula Peutingeriana shows a road system connecting Heraia with ancient Olympia, Melaneai and Megalopolis.
Famous Olympic champions from Heraia include Demaretos (520 BC), his son Theopompos (516 B.C.), his grandson Theopompos and others.
The cult of Pan in Heraia differed from similar cults in central Arcadia. A famous statue of Pan with the face of Apollo, created by Polykleitos, was located in Heraia and can be seen stamped on gold coins from the region dating to the 4th century BCE. Silver coins of that era represented Hera, the city's patron goddess.
The site of Heraia was excavated by archeologist Alexander Philadelpheus in 1931. Today, the site remains generally closed to the public.

Most of the remaining coinage of Heraia is dated to the first half of the 4th century BC, and is thought to have stopped in 369, the year Heraia was forced back into the Arkadian League. The historical reasons behind this date are quite valid, but the coinage itself is so varied in style and fabric that it is certain that many of the coins, primarily the bronzes but also including some rare issues of silver, must have continued to be struck after that date. Beginning in the early 4th century is the long series of what probably are dichalkoi with a head of Athena in an Attic helmet on the obverse and a large H on the reverse. These seem to begin with a large group of coins that have a curved-sided H, usually accompanied by four pellets. Since some of these were found in Olynthos they ought to be before 348 in date (none were found at Nemea). While much of the curved-sided H group is rather homogenous, there are quite a few variants, including some with symbols, varying numbers of pellets, or unusual style; in addition there is also a larger multiple, perhaps a tetrachalkon, which also should belong to this group. At present it is suggested that this coinage began sometime in the second quarter of the 4th century and continued until the mid-century or slightly later when it ended with a small group of pieces that have a straight-sided H. There is also a silver obol that can be associated with these coins.

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