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Æ20
| Issuer | Pergamon |
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| Year | 133 BC - 27 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG France#1880-1884 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head, the bowl decorated with a coiled serpent. The goddess's facial features are rendered in the Hellenistic style, with finely articulated hair visible beneath the helmet rim. The flan is irregular and slightly rough, characteristic of provincial bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Military trophy composed of a crested Corinthian helmet surmounting a cuirass with pteruges, set upon a pole, as was customary in Hellenistic victory dedications. The legend ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ('Of Victorious Athena') is disposed vertically to the left of the trophy, reading downward. A monogram appears in the inner right field, likely denoting a civic magistrate or mint official. The composition evokes the martial supremacy of Athena Nikephoros, the principal dynastic and civic deity of Pergamon. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ (Translation: `Victorious Athena`.) |
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