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Æ14
| Issuer | Kys (Caria, Asia Minor) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Artemis facing right, rendered in archaic Hellenistic style with softly modelled features and hair arranged beneath a laurel wreath. A quiver is visible behind the neck, serving as the goddess's characteristic attribute. The portrait occupies the majority of the flan, with the field showing typical surface patination consistent with a hammered bronze issue. |
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| Reverse description | Central type consisting of a quiver and hunting-spear (or torch) displayed upright within the field, symbolising Artemis as goddess of the hunt. The entire composition is enclosed within a wreath of olive or laurel leaves rendered in relief around the periphery of the flan. The Greek ethnic legend KYITΩN appears within or around the central devices, identifying the issuing civic authority of Kys. |
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Kys was a minor Carian settlement whose civic coinage is poorly documented and rarely appears in major collections. The city's bronze issues were almost certainly produced in short, intermittent runs tied to local festival or market needs rather than any sustained monetary program — a pattern common to small Carian poleis operating under the long shadow of Rhodian commercial dominance in the region.