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Æ15
| Issuer | Andros |
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| Year | 300 BC - 200 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed youthful bust of Dionysos facing right, the hair bound with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries rendered in low relief. The facial features display the soft, idealised style characteristic of Hellenistic civic bronze coinage from the Aegean islands, with a gently rounded cheek and delicate chin. No legend or border is present in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A filleted thyrsos depicted upright and centrally placed, its shaft surmounted by a pine cone finial and flanked on the right by a pendant grape cluster, all rendered in bold, schematic relief typical of Hellenistic civic bronzes. The ethnic inscription ΑΝΔΡΙ is distributed across the field in spaced Greek majuscule letters, identifying the issuing community of Andros. The composition reflects the strong Dionysiac religious identity of the island. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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