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Æ17
| Issuer | Axos |
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| Year | 300 BC - 67 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in archaic Cretan style with coarse, bold features. The laureate wreath is visible atop the head, and the thick beard and strong facial profile are characteristic of Zeus iconography on Cretan civic bronzes. The flan is slightly irregular, consistent with hand-struck provincial coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A tripod cauldron with three curved legs stands upright in the center of the field, its bowl surmounted by three prongs or handles. Monograms or control marks appear in the left and right fields flanking the tripod. The tripod is a well-known civic emblem of Axos and several other Cretan city-states, symbolizing religious and civic authority. |
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