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Æ23 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ)
| Issuer | Athens (Achaea) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Athena to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet; the aegis or drapery visible at the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of Achaean civic coinage under Gallienus, with no imperial legend present on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Athena depicted standing facing, head turned to left, extending her right hand to hold a Nike (Victory) figurine, while her left hand grasps a spear resting upon a shield at her side; a coiled serpent rises to the left of the goddess, a symbol closely associated with the Erechtheion cult of Athena Polias. The composition reflects the classical Athenian civic iconographic tradition perpetuated in provincial bronze coinage of the Gallienic period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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