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| Issuer | Chersonesos (Taurica) |
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| Year | 65 BC - 63 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, hair bound and gathered at the nape, with a bow and quiver of arrows visible behind the neck. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic style with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The field is otherwise plain, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Eagle with wings spread, standing facing left atop a thunderbolt depicted horizontally across the field. A monogram appears to the upper left of the eagle. The partial abbreviation XEP (for XEPΣONHΣOΣ) is inscribed in the lower field, identifying the issuing city of Chersonesos. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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