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Æ - Mostis
| Issuer | Caeni (Thrace) |
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| Year | 125 BC - 86 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Ares facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian-style helmet pushed back on the head, the visor raised to reveal the facial features. The neck and jaw are rendered with plasticity characteristic of late Hellenistic die engraving. The field is plain, with no legend present on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Facing cult statue of Ares shown en face, depicted as a cuirassed figure standing frontally with arms extended horizontally, rendered in a schematic, archaic xoanon style typical of Thracian religious iconography. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above and ΜΟΣΤΙΔΟΣ below, reading 'of King Mostis', frames the central device. A small symbol or monogram appears to the right of the figure in the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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