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| Issuer | Olbia (Skythia) |
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| Year | 230 BC - 220 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Anokhin#434 Sea#584-585 , HGC 3.2#1891 |
| Obverse description | Bare head of Herakles facing left, clad in the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp drawn up over the crown with the mane rendered in deeply incised parallel striations cascading behind the neck. The facial features are modelled in a robust Hellenistic style, with a strong profile, prominent brow, and well-defined chin. The field is plain and unlettered. |
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| Reverse description | A bow in its bowcase depicted horizontally across the central field, with the tip of the bow projecting to the left; a Heraklean club is shown below, rendered diagonally. The Greek letter K appears to the right of the bowcase as a magistrate's initial, while the legend OΛBIO arcs across the upper field and ΠEE is inscribed in the exergue below the club. |
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| Reverse lettering | OΛBIO K ΠEE |
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