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| Issuer | Pordosilene |
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| Year | 400 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Silenos in right profile, rendered with characteristic archaic vigor; the figure displays a broad, fleshy face framed by a thick beard and disheveled hair, consistent with the dionysiac iconography associated with Pordosilene's civic coinage. The portrait fills most of the flan, with rough incuse areas typical of small hammered bronzes of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Dolphin swimming to the right in the upper field, depicted with a curved body and naturalistic profile. Below and around the dolphin appear partial letters of the city ethnic in Greek script, partially visible as ΠΟΡ, referencing Pordosilene. The design occupies the full irregular flan, typical of small civic bronze issues of the eastern Aegean, circa 400 BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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