Elaea BMC Elaea 16-17, Bronze, struck at Elaea, 100–30 BC. Obverse: head of demeter or persephone. Reverse: athena standing holding spear and owl. Weight about 7.9 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
| mint | Elaea | weight | 7.86g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.3 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Demeter or Persephone
reverse
Athena standing holding spear and owl
specimens (2)
National Museum of Denmark
7.66g
National Museum of Denmark
7.28g
Cite this coin
Elaea BMC Elaea 16-17 (elaea_bmc_16-7), 100–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/elaea-bmc-elaea-16-17/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA