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Æ18
| Issuer | Tomis |
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| Year | 80 BC - 44 BC |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter facing right, rendered in low relief characteristic of late Hellenistic provincial coinage. The goddess is adorned with a grain wreath encircling her head, and her veil is decorated with a prominent eight-pointed star, a common attribute of Demeter in Pontic iconography. The facial features, though worn, display the characteristic soft modelling of the period, with hair gathered beneath the veil. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A single upright barley ear occupies the central field, its grain-head rendered with individual kernels and flanking awns, symbolising agricultural fertility and the city's Pontic commercial identity. Two six-pointed stars are placed symmetrically above the barley ear in the upper field. The civic ethnic inscription is divided across the field, with ΤΟ-ΜΙ flanking the upper portion and ΜΕ-ΝΕ inscribed below, likely referencing a civic magistrate's name alongside the city abbreviation for Tomis. |
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| Mintage | ND (80 BC - 44 BC) |
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