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| Issuer | Olbia |
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| Year | 160 BC - 150 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Anokhin#498 Sea#643-646 1.1#438-439 , Frolova&Abramzon#2019–2027 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Artemis facing right, her hair rendered in wavy locks bound and gathered at the nape, adorned with a necklace visible at the base of the neck. The portrait is rendered in a Hellenistic style characteristic of Pontic civic coinage, with fine facial features and a slightly stylized treatment of the hair. The flan edge is irregular, as typical of this series. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin swimming left, depicted with naturalistic curvature, occupies the center of the field. The Greek ethnic inscription OΛBIO arcs above the dolphin, while the abbreviation ΒΑ appears in large bold letters in the lower field below. The legends are boldly struck in a simple, monumental style consistent with Olbian civic bronze issues of the mid-second century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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