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Æ16
| Issuer | Paros |
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| Year | 325 BC - 275 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Demeter facing left, her hair elaborately dressed and bound with a grain wreath, rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style with fine detail in the locks. The goddess's facial features are delicately modeled, with a serene expression characteristic of late Classical Cycladic coinage. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A bull or goat standing to left, rendered in a sturdy, stocky style with musculature indicated by incuse lines; a ground line runs beneath the animal. The abbreviated ethnic legend ΠΑ (for ΠΑΡΙΩΝ, referencing the mint city of Paros) appears in the upper field to the left of the animal. The design fills the flan, with the animal occupying the central field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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