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| Issuer | Olbia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 280 BC |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head facing left, rendered in bold high relief with thick, flowing locks of hair and a full beard rendered in wavy, deeply incised strands. The portrait is vigorously modeled in the archaic-to-early-Hellenistic style characteristic of Olbian bronze coinage, likely depicting the river god Borysthenes. The flan is irregular, and the design fills the field with an expressive, almost rustic vitality. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A large eagle standing to the left atop a dolphin, with wings closed; the composition is typical of Olbian civic coinage referencing the city's maritime identity and its cult of Apollo Delphinios. The Greek legend OΛBIO to the right and ΛΕ to the left flanks the central devices in the field. The strike is characteristic of the hammered technique, resulting in slight unevenness across the flan. |
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