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| Issuer | Olbia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 280 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Anokhin#313 Sea#469-470 3.2#1887 , Frolova&Abramzon#798-820 |
| Obverse description | Bearded head of the river god Borysthenes facing left, rendered in bold relief with deeply carved flowing hair and a full beard depicted in undulating locks characteristic of the Olbian artistic tradition. The facial features are strongly modelled, with pronounced brow, large eye, and broad nose, conveying the majestic, elemental character of the deity. The hair rises in wild, reed-like strands above the forehead, a conventional iconographic attribute evoking the river's current. The portrait fills the flan and is executed in the robust, somewhat archaic style typical of North Pontic coinage of the early third century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a tall battle-axe (labrys or single-bladed axe) placed vertically alongside a Scythian-style bow within its bowcase (gorytos), the two implements depicted side by side as emblems of civic and military identity of Olbia. The inscription ΦΙ appears in the left field and OΛBIO in the right field, both rendered in Greek characters. The legend is distributed symmetrically across the field flanking the central devices. The overall composition is characteristic of Olbian bronze coinage of the early Hellenistic period, reflecting the city's hybrid Greek and steppe cultural milieu. |
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| Mintage | ND (310 BC - 280 BC) |
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