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Æ - Menekles
| 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 with flowing hair swept back beneath a wing rising prominently above the head. The goddess is depicted with characteristic drapery at the shoulder and breast, with a long palm frond extending diagonally over the left shoulder into the field. The portrait is modelled in high relief with attention to facial detail, presenting a refined profile typical of Phrygian civic bronze coinage of the late Hellenistic period. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Two cornucopias arranged symmetrically and bound together at their bases with a fillet, their mouths filled with fruit and foliage. Between the cornucopias, a star-in-crescent appears in the upper field above a winged thunderbolt in the lower field, forming a vertical sequence of civic and divine symbols. The Greek legends ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛ (abbreviation for Philomelion) and ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕ (the magistrate Menekles) are inscribed within the field, identifying both the issuing city and the eponymous magistrate responsible for the emission. The composition is a standard Hellenistic civic type reflecting prosperity and divine favour. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΦIΛOMHΛ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕ |
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