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| Issuer | Methymna (Lesbos) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena in right profile, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet with prominent cheek guards and a flowing neck guard. The facial features are rendered in the Hellenistic style with a firm, idealized profile. The design is set within a dotted border encircling the field. |
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| Reverse description | A kantharos (two-handled wine cup) depicted in the centre of the field, with prominent upward-curving handles and a rounded body tapering to a short foot. The ethnic abbreviation ΜΑΘΥ (for ΜΑΘΥΜΝΑΙΩΝ, denoting the city of Methymna) is placed around the kantharos, with letters distributed to the left and right of the vessel. The design is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse lettering | Μ Α Θ Υ |
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