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Æ - Adaios Kypsela
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 255 BC - 245 BC |
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| Reference(s) | SNG BM Black Sea#324, SNG Tübingen 2#971, SNG Copenhagen#1179, HGC 3.2#1763 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with finely modelled facial features, slightly parted lips, and wavy hair bound with a laurel wreath. The portrait occupies the central field with no surrounding legend, displaying the smooth, idealized style characteristic of Thracian bronze coinage of the mid-third century BC. The surface shows a fine green patina consistent with the coin's age and bronze composition. |
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| Reverse description | A Delphic tripod cauldron on a tall columnar stand rendered facing, with the cauldron bowl surmounted by a rounded lid and the legs splayed at the base resting on a ground line. Two control monograms are positioned to the left of the tripod in the field, while the ethnic legend AΔAIOY appears to the right, identifying the issuing authority as Adaios. The composition is typical of Thracian civic bronze issues associating Apolline cult symbolism with dynastic authority. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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