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Æ22 - Philip I ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕ |
| Reverse description | Heracles depicted standing to the right, his right arm held behind his back, holding the Nemean lion skin draped over his arm, while his club rests upright upon a rock at his side. The figure is rendered in the classicising style typical of provincial Epirote coinage, with muscular anatomy and heroic pose emphasising the demi-god's labours. The reverse legend ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, meaning 'of the sacred Nicopolis', is distributed around the field, affirming the civic identity and sacred status of the issuing city. The type alludes to Nicopolis's foundation mythology and its Hellenistic cultural heritage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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