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Æ16 - Gallienus sole reign (ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ)
| Issuer | Athens (Achaea) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head with cheek guards visible. The goddess is depicted in the classical Athenian style, with drapery indicated at the shoulder. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse. The portrait is rendered in a somewhat schematic provincial style consistent with mid-third century Achaeian civic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | An olive tree occupies the central field, its branches rendered with stylized foliage. An owl, the iconic symbol of Athens, perches to the right within the branches of the tree, facing right in the traditional Athenian manner. The ethnic legend ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ is distributed around the periphery of the reverse field. The composition closely echoes the long-standing Athenian civic iconographic tradition associating the city with both Athena's sacred olive tree and her emblematic bird. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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