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| Issuer | Abydos (Troad) |
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| Year | 120 BC - 50 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Apollo facing slightly right, rendered in high relief within a dotted border. The deity's hair is elaborately dressed and encircled by a laurel wreath, with wavy locks framing the face. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The surrounding field is plain, with the dotted border forming a clean inner frame typical of late Hellenistic civic bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A kithara (lyre), the principal civic emblem of Abydos, depicted upright in the center of the field with its characteristic U-shaped frame and crossbar. The Greek legend ΑΒΥΔΗ arcs across the upper field above the instrument, identifying the issuing city. To the lower left of the lyre, a small forepart of an eagle or similar secondary symbol is discernible. The design is contained within a plain border, with the field showing the characteristic rough surface of hammered bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΒΥΔΗ |
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