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Æ - Attalos son of Bianoros
| Issuer | Apamea |
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| Year | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and bearded head of Zeus facing right, rendered in high relief with deeply modeled curling hair and a full, flowing beard. The portrait is executed in a vigorous Hellenistic style, with pronounced facial features and expressive detailing typical of civic bronze coinage from Phrygia. The field is plain, with no visible legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Standing cult figure of Artemis Anaitis facing, depicted en face in a rigid, archaic manner characteristic of Near Eastern-influenced Hellenistic iconography, with arms outstretched and draped in a long garment beneath a large arched frame or shrine motif. The figure stands between two columns or pilasters. The Greek magistrate inscription is divided in three segments around the field, identifying the issuing authority and the magistrate Attalos son of Bianoros. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΠΑΜΕ ΑΤΤΑΛ ΒΙΑΝ |
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