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½ Unit
| Issuer | Abdera (Iberia) (Punic Iberia) |
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| Year | 120 BC - 90 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Melqart facing left, rendered in the Punic tradition with strong, stylized facial features. The effigy occupies the central field of the flan, which is irregular and shows typical characteristics of hammered bronze coinage. No legend or border is present on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin swimming to the right is depicted above a tuna fish facing left, both rendered in a schematic Punic style characteristic of Iberian coastal mint issues. The Neo-Punic legend 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤕 (ʿBDRT, referring to Abdera) appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. The marine motifs reflect the town's prominent fishing and fish-processing economy. The reverse flan is irregular, consistent with hand-struck production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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