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| Issuer | Heraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 253-268 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A prize crown or agonistic basket, depicted frontally at centre, from which two tall palm fronds emerge symmetrically, symbolising athletic victory and the city's status as host of sacred games. The crown is rendered in detail with a decorated band. The Greek legend of the issuing city and its neocorate title encircles the device, distributed around the periphery of the flan within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ (Translation: of Heraclea, neocorate, of Pontus) |
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| Mintage | ND (253-268) |
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