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Æ12
| Issuer | Aegae |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of late second-century Aeolian civic bronzes. The goddess wears a crested Attic helmet, the details of which — including the cheek-guards and neck-guard — are visible despite the heavy patination of the flan. The portrait occupies the majority of the field, with no surrounding legend. The die-work displays competent local engraving, with strong relief on the facial features. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a goat striding to the right, its beard and curved horns clearly delineated in raised relief, serving as the civic badge of Aegae — the city's name being a punning allusion to the Greek word for goat (aix). The Greek ethnic legend AIΓAE is inscribed above the animal in neat capital letters, filling the upper field. The overall composition is compact and well-centred within the irregular flan, consistent with the local bronze coinage of Aeolian Aegae during the Hellenistic period. |
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| Reverse lettering | AIΓAE (Translation: Aegae) |
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