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| Issuer | Hieropolis-Kastabala |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Tyche enthroned left on a high-backed seat, wearing a polos headdress and draped in flowing robes, extending a branch in her right hand. Beneath the throne, an eagle stands left with wings folded, a common divine attribute in Cilician civic iconography. The encircling Greek legend identifies the issuing civic authority and the sacred and inviolable sanctuary. |
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| Mint | Hieropolis-Kastabala |
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Hierapolis-Kastabala was a cult center in Cilicia devoted to the goddess Perasia, a local manifestation of Artemis whose priestesses were reputed to walk barefoot across burning coals during festivals. The city's coinage is rare and poorly understood; SNG France 2208 represents one of the few securely attributed specimens in a series where provenance and die linkage still drive most scholarly identification.