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Æ20 - Hadrian ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗ

Issuer	Colossae (Conventus of Cibyra)
Year	117-138
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Diameter	20 mm
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Obverse description	Radiate and draped bust of Helios facing right, the head crowned with a radiate diadem of sunrays rendered in the characteristic style of provincial Phrygian bronze coinage. The drapery is visible at the truncation of the bust. The circular Greek legend ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ runs around the periphery of the field, identifying the issuing city of Colossae.
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Reverse description	The river god Lykos personified as a reclining male figure, shown in three-quarter view leaning to the left, his upper body partially raised and supported on one arm in the conventional pose for river deities on provincial coinage. The figure holds attributes consistent with river iconography. The dedicatory inscription ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗ appears in the field, recording the name of the local magistrate or benefactor Hieronymos who commissioned the issue. A dotted border frames the design.
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