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Æ16

Issuer Pitane
Year 400 BC - 300 BC
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Diameter 16.0 mm
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Obverse description Bearded head of Zeus Ammon facing right, depicted with the characteristic ram's horn curling behind the ear, set within a wreath border. The portrait exhibits the archaic-to-classical Aeolian style typical of 4th century BC Asia Minor bronze coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription present.
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Reverse description A five-pointed star (pentagram) rendered in incuse or raised linear style, centrally positioned within the plain field. The pentagram serves as the civic badge of Pitane, a city of Aeolis, and is depicted with clean, intersecting lines forming a regular five-pointed figure. No legend or additional devices are present.
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Mintage ND (400 BC - 300 BC)
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