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Æ - Damaeus
| Issuer | Philomelion (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 133 BC - 30 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Nike facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet adorned with flowing hair locks and a crest rendered in relief. A palm frond extends diagonally over the left shoulder, a traditional attribute of victory. The facial features are delicately modelled with a straight profile and well-defined eye, reflecting skilled die engraving characteristic of Phrygian civic coinage of the late Hellenistic period. |
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| Mint | Philomelion, Phrygia |
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Philomelion occupied a commercially active position on the road network of interior Phrygia, and its civic bronze issues cluster within the period of Roman reorganization following the bequest of the Attalid kingdom in 133 BC. The magistrate name Damaeus appears on a narrow range of types, placing this piece within a specific administrative moment rather than a broad anonymous civic run.