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Æ18 - Augustus ΛΑΠΠΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Lappa (Crete) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Weight | 4.17 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the prevailing Hellenistic portrait style of the Augustan era. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic facial features with a naturalistic treatment of the hair. The Greek dedicatory legend ΘΕΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ (meaning 'to the God Caesar Augustus') surrounds the portrait, reflecting the divine honors accorded to Augustus in the Greek-speaking eastern provinces. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical patination of a provincial bronze issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΘΕΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ (Translation: to the God Caesar Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Apollo standing facing, rendered frontally in a hieratic pose, holding a plectrum in his right hand and a kithara (lyre) in his left. The figure is depicted in the classical tradition associated with Apollo Citharoedus, the divine patron of music. The ethnic legend ΛΑΠΠΑΙΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Lappa. The reverse type alludes to Apollo's particular cultic significance in the region of Crete. |
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