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| Issuer | Heraclea at Latmus (Ionia) |
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| Year | 180 BC - 30 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Dionysus facing right, wearing an ivy wreath adorned with berries in the hair. The god's locks fall in loose waves behind the neck, with a characteristic fillet or taenia visible beneath the wreath. The portrait is rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style with fine detail in the facial features and hair treatment, occupying the central field against a plain background. |
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| Reverse description | A large bunch of grapes pendant from a vine, rendered in high relief at the center of the field. The cluster is depicted with individual berries rendered in a stylized, granular manner. The Greek ethnic legend HΡAKΛEΩTΩN is inscribed around the design, partially encircling the bunch of grapes, identifying the issuing city of Heraclea. The overall composition is characteristic of Ionian civic bronze coinage of the Hellenistic period. |
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| Reverse lettering | HΡAKΛEΩTΩN |
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